Which best describes the caste system? a. the separation of people into religious and social groups based on their birth b. the buddhist belief that a person goes through a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth until reaching perfection c. a method of meditation used to transcend dependence on the body d. a series of old hindu texts written to sing the praises of the aryans' gods

Based on new mexico's transition from territory to statehood, which conclusions is best supported? a) hispanic's had litte interest in being part of the united states b) white americans distrusted those who were not like them c) native americans did not have voting rights in the united states d) president william h. taft was a native of new mexico

Why did the federal government choose to give each tribal member a 25-year deed to the reservation land? this was the life expectancy of native americans at this time, and the government wished to grant rights for only a single generation. they considered this to be enough time to keep the area calm before they could take the land back again for sale. the united states government believed that the nutrients from the land would be depleted by the end of the deed. the government believed this would be enough time for the tribal members to become self-reliant and adapt to the farming lifestyle.

Which best expresses the radical republican philosophy of reconstruction?