Question
The Dawes Act of 1887 aimed to:
A
Protect Native American land rights
B
Assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society
C
Promote Native American self-governance
D
Compensate Native Americans for lost land
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The Dawes Act of 1887 aimed to:
**B: Assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society.**
The Act sought to break up tribal lands into individual plots for Native American families, with the intention of encouraging farming and integrating Native Americans into European-American culture.
**B: Assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society.**
The Act sought to break up tribal lands into individual plots for Native American families, with the intention of encouraging farming and integrating Native Americans into European-American culture.