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America claims to be accepting of other cultures. We all have equal liberties; it even says so in our Constitution. Yet in the 1870’s, the United States of America did the antithesis. The destruction of Native American Cultures was intentio ....

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... officials wanted the United States to spread from ocean to ocean. The Indian civilizations were in the way of this goal. They pushed multiple Indian tribes into small reservations. This caused an unwelcome blend of cultures. The government officials, in attempt to break up the Indian tribe, passed the Allotment Act. This act broke the Indian tribes into individuals. It allotted small parcels of land to Indians. Many settlers adopted Indian children to obtain their land. This act, not only destroyed the tribal system, but also damaged the lives of many Indians. Indian children were often sent to boarding schools. These sch ...