Question

In response to the end of Plains Indians' resistance to westward expansion, the US government passed the Dawes Act of 1887 for what purpose?

A. to improve the reservation system

B. to present land to individual tribes

C. to recognize Native American tribes as independent nations

D. to assimilate Plains Indians by providing individual 160 acre homesteads

Answer 1

the answer is B because the act meant the land would be offered to individuals in smaller amounts and if they chose not to accept they would effectively be “homeless”