To Assimilate Indians into American Society, the Dawes Act Did

question 99

Multiple Choice

To assimilate Indians into American society, the Dawes Act did all of the following EXCEPT

• A) dissolve many tribes as legal entities.
• B) try to make rugged individualists of the Indians.
• C) wipe out tribal ownership of land.
• D) promise Indians U.S. citizenship in twenty-five years.
• E) expand recognized tribes' collective land ownership holdings.

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Camera Eye

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