Question

Why did government officials want to use allotment policies?
(1 point)
Responses

It allowed them to take land away from the Native Americans.
It allowed them to take land away from the Native Americans.

They wanted to make sure each Native American had land.
They wanted to make sure each Native American had land.

Native Americans felt their land needed to be handed out to individuals.
Native Americans felt their land needed to be handed out to individuals.

They felt that reservations were becoming too large.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

They believed that dividing up tribal land into individual allotments would encourage Native Americans to adopt Western farming practices and assimilate into American culture.