Why did educators in the 1850s feel it was necessary to place Native American children in boarding schools? (1 point) Responses to help children establish new communities on reservation lands to help children establish new communities on reservation lands to separate children from their culture and help them adopt American ways to separate children from their culture and help them adopt American ways to provide a safer environment for the children to provide a safer environment for the children to receive more funding to bring more teachers to Native schools

There were several reasons why educators in the 1850s felt it was necessary to place Native American children in boarding schools. One reason was to separate children from their culture and help them adopt American ways. Educators believed that assimilating Native American children into white American culture would help them succeed in mainstream society. Additionally, boarding schools were seen as a way to provide a safer environment for the children, as many Native American communities were experiencing high levels of poverty, disease, and violence. Boarding schools also allowed for more control over the education and upbringing of Native American children, as well as providing access to more funding and resources to bring in more teachers to Native schools.

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To separate children from their culture and help them adopt American ways.