What Was the Purpose and Approach of the Dawes Act

question 96

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose and approach of the Dawes Act?

• A) to imprison Native leaders by arguing that they had destroyed western soil and, thus, agriculture
• B) to attack "tribalism" by dividing the land of nearly all tribes and distributing it to Indian families
• C) to remove all Indians from the West and confiscate their property
• D) to control and supervise tribal life by legally regulating their customs and habits
• E) to redistribute the land of the different tribes by respecting their customs and habits

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