What Was the Purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act

question 11

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act?

• A)It was designed to sever ties the Native Americans had with Canada.
• B)It gave individual Indians up to 520 acres of land.
• C)It made the Ku Klux Klan illegal.
• D)It sought to "Americanize" Indians by dealing with them as individuals.
• E)It made Native Americans U.S.citizens.

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