The Rise of Industrialization — Test

Question 20 • US History

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

Answer

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

The Dawes Act was passed to take land away from American Indians and to move them to reservations.

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

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 make American Indians property owners and assimilate them into white American society. Any land left over after allotments was opened for sale to white settlers, reducing American Indian control of their land. Therefore, choice C best describes its effects and goals.

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