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Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 5 • FL-2100315-United States History CR

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

Answer
A
The Dawes Act was passed to make American Indians property owners and to open up more land for white settlers.
B
The Dawes Act was passed to open up more land for American Indians and to provide protection from white settlers.
C
The Dawes Act was passed to take land away from American Indians and to move them to reservations.
D
The Dawes Act was passed to give American Indian families farmland and to end homesteading by white settlers.

Explanation

The Dawes Act divided tribal lands into individual allotments, aiming to encourage American Indians to adopt private property ownership and farming. Any land left over after the allotments was opened for white settlement, so the act also reduced the amount of land held by tribes. Choice A captures both reasons.

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