What was the main goal of the Dawes Act?

The Dawes Act of 1887 divided many tribal lands into individual allotments, aiming to replace communal landholding with private ownership and promote assimilation. Its main goal was to encourage Indigenous people to adopt farming and Euro-American ways of life. The act also led to large amounts of Indigenous land being taken or sold, but encouraging land sales was not its stated main goal.

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