What Was the Purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act

question 66

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 KKK 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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