Assimilation

PS 1/2/3/6/7:

How was assimilation supposed to solve the “Indian Problem,” and what were its lasting effects?

Kill the Indian, Save the Man

• In a continued effort to “solve” the “Indian Problem,” the US government forced tens of thousands of Native American children to attend assimilation boarding schools
• It was decided that it was “cheaper to give them education than to fight them.”

Reading Prompt

As you read:

1. Box and define any new vocab words
2. Underline the causes of assimilation
3. [Bracket] the ways they were assimilated
4. Highlight the effects of assimilation

Culture is a unifying aspect of a nation. Immigrants to a country should become fluent in its language and accept/practice its shared cultural values such as traditions, norms, and dress.

• https://www.history.com/news/how-boarding-schools-tried-to-kill-the-indian-through-assimilation