What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act?

Question

1. to provide farms for Native American families
2. to preserve reservations for Native Americans
3. to protect Native American cultures
4. to encourage Native Americans to become farmers

Answer 1

The primary goal of the Dawes Act was 4. to encourage Native Americans to become farmers. The Dawes Act, passed in 1887, aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society by allotting them individual plots of land for farming, with the intention of promoting a more agrarian lifestyle. It sought to break up communal tribal lands and reduce the influence of tribal governments.