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Question 16 • SC-English 3 Honors

What central idea about the government of the United States is expressed in the 1879 Speech by Chief Joseph?

Answer
A
The government has misunderstood the wishes of Indigenous peoples.
B
The government has not even been willing to listen to Indigenous peoples.
C
The government has made many false promises to Indigenous peoples.
D
The government can never lessen the pain suffered by Indigenous peoples.

Explanation

Chief Joseph recalls that the government made promises to his people but did not keep them. He contrasts its “good words” with the harm and loss his people suffered, showing that promises without action were meaningless. The central idea is that the government made many false promises to Indigenous peoples.

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