Which best describes the aim of the Dawes Act?

The Dawes Act of 1887 divided tribal lands into individual allotments, aiming to assimilate Indigenous people into mainstream American society. Officials expected allotment holders to adopt farming and private landownership, so the best description is strongly encouraging Indigenous people to become farmers. Selling land, speaking English, and changing religions were not the Act’s main aim.

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