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The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was created to
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A regulate interstate trade and commerce.regulate interstate trade and commerce.
B give slaves land in the former Confederate states.give slaves land in the former Confederate states.
C institute the death penalty for crimes against federal officials.institute the death penalty for crimes against federal officials.
D redistribute Indian lands from public to private ownership to help assimilate them into the US population.

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D redistribute Indian lands from public to private ownership to help assimilate them into the US population.

The Dawes Severalty Act aimed to break up tribal lands and encourage the assimilation of Native Americans into American society by allotting individual parcels of land to them.