How did the Dawes General Allotment Act attempt to end traditional influences on Native American society?

Question

by dividing reservation lands into individually owned plots

by turning reservation land into publicly held farms

by requiring Native Americans to become U.S. citizens

by forcing Native American children to attend special schools

Answer 1

The Dawes General Allotment Act attempted to end traditional influences on Native American society primarily by dividing reservation lands into individually owned plots. This approach aimed to assimilate Native Americans into Euro-American culture by promoting individual land ownership, which contrasted with traditional Native American communal land practices. The act sought to reduce the collective landholdings of tribes and encourage the adoption of agricultural practices similar to those of American settlers.