Why did the Dawes Act make all American Indians who accepted individual land allotment citizens?

The Dawes Act divided tribal lands into individual allotments as part of a broader effort to replace communal traditions with the property-owning practices of white Americans. Granting citizenship to American Indians who accepted allotments was meant to encourage their assimilation into U.S. society. The correct choice is “to encourage the assimilation of American Indians.”

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