Question

The Homestead Act greatly impacted the American Indians of the Great Plains by A.encouraging homesteaders to take over the American Indians’ farms. b.creating a drain on the food, clothing, and shelter of American Indians. c.making new technologies available to American Indians. d.bringing new schools to American Indian settlements.

Answer 1

The Homestead Act disrupted the way of life for American Indians by allocating their lands to white settlers and pushing for their assimilation, which in turn created a drain on their essential resources.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Homestead Act greatly impacted the American Indians of the Great Plains, notably in how it facilitated the allocation of their lands to white settlers. While not directly aimed at American Indians' farms, it led to a deduction of resources that were crucial to the American Indians' way of life. Among the options provided, the one that best represents the impact of the Homestead Act on the American Indians of the Great Plains is B. creating a drain on the food, clothing, and shelter of American Indians. The Act and subsequent laws, like the Dawes Act of 1887, broke up communal lands and sought to assimilate American Indians into the Euro-American way of farming and land ownership. Consequently, American Indians were often pushed into less fertile areas and their communal lifestyles and resources were heavily disrupted.

Answer 2

Creating a drain on the food, clothing, and shelter of American Indians. Is the correct answer for edge.