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Question 13 • Crowley Credit Recovery US History Studies Since 1877 A

What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

Answer
A
to stop American Indians from buying land
B
to stop American Indians from resisting assimilation
C
to divide and distribute land to American Indians
D
to divide and distribute land to white settlers

Explanation

The Dawes Act of 1887 divided reservation land into individual allotments and assigned them to American Indians, with the goal of encouraging assimilation into American society. Therefore, the correct choice is “to divide and distribute land to American Indians.”

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