Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier — Quiz

Question 2 • Virginia and US History

Which best describes the reasons why the Dawes Act was passed?

Answer

The Dawes Act was passed to give Indigenous people families farmland and to end homesteading by white settlers.

The Dawes Act was passed to take land away from Indigenous people and to move them to reservations.

The Dawes Act was passed to make Indigenous people property owners and to open up more land for white settlers.

The Dawes Act was passed to open up more land for Indigenous people and to provide protection from white settlers.

Explanation

The Dawes Act divided tribal lands into individual allotments, encouraging Indigenous people to adopt private property ownership and farming. Land left over after the allotments was declared surplus and opened for white settlement, so the best choice is “to make Indigenous people property owners and to open up more land for white settlers.”

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