8. "there is not among these three hundred bands of indians one which has not suffered cruelly at the hands either of the
government or of white settlers. the poorer, the more insignificant, the more the band, the more certain the
cruelty and outrage to which they have been it makes little difference where one opens the record of the
history of the indians; every page and every year has its dark "—helen hunt jackson, 1801
in this quote, helen hunt jackson is giving her support to
a. allowing the native americans to continue their
way of life.
b. the passage of the dawes general allotment act.
c. assimilation of the native americans into national
life.
d. providing modern education to native american
children.