​What Was the Main Purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act

question 3

Multiple Choice

​What was the main purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act?

• A)To limit the authority of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
• B)To return eastern land to Native American tribes
• C)​To provide reservation land for the tribes of the Great Plains
• D)​To encourage assimilation of Native Americans into white culture

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