He was trying to find a water route west to Asia, but instead he found the Americas.
Answer: Throughout history there have been many genocides of peoples across the world, perpetrated by groups and/or on behalf of governments.
The genocide section of The Holocaust Explained will firstly explain the stages of genocide. It will then provide an explanation of a number of genocides perpetrated across the world since 1900. These include: The Herero and Nama Genocide, 1904-1907
The Armenian Genocide, 1915
The Cambodian Genocide, 1975-1979
The Rwandan Genocide, 1994
The Srebrenica Massacre, or Genocide, 1995
The Darfur Genocide, since 2003
Explanation:
The correct answer is The federal government maintained some power over Native American land.
The Dawes Act was a piece of legislation passed in the late 19th century. The goal of this law was to distribute some land to Native Americans in hope that they would assimilate into American society.
The excerpt above focuses on ownership of the land. It is evident that the federal government still has control over the land. This is based on the idea that the federal government can take the land back from the Native Americans in certain circumstances. All the government has to do is pay the individuals for their land.
