The Dawes Act of 1887 True or False

1.	Who thought that "We must make the Indian more intelligently selfish before we can make him unselfishly intelligent?" -> Merrill Gates X True False
2.	What were some of the key indicators of being civilized, according to Dawes? -> Owning a Studebaker wagon and drinking whiskey True False
3.	Who said "The provisions for the apparent benefit of the Indians are but the pretext to get at his lands and occupy them…If this were done in the name of Greed, it would be bad enough; but to do it in the name of Humanity…is infinitely worse"? -> Henry Teller True False
4.	William McKinley said that "The mission of the United States is one of __________." -> Benevolent Assimilation True False
5.	Who said that the only way to civilize the Indian was to "lead him out into the sunshine, and tell him what the sunshine is for, and what the rain comes for, and when to put his seed in the ground?" -> Henry Dawes True False

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