What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act?

Question

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to provide farms for Native American families

to preserve reservations for Native Americans

to protect Native American cultures

to encourage Native Americans to become farmers

Answer 1

The primary goal of the Dawes Act was to encourage Native Americans to become farmers. The act aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society by allotting them individual plots of land and promoting agriculture, while also reducing the size of reservations.