Question

What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act?

(1 point)
Responses

to provide farms for Native American families

to provide farms for Native American families

to preserve reservations for Native Americans

to preserve reservations for Native Americans

to protect Native American cultures

to protect Native American cultures

to encourage Native Americans to become farmers

Answer 1

To encourage Native Americans to become farmers. The Dawes Act aimed to assimilate Native Americans by breaking up tribal lands into individual allotments for farming and promoting private land ownership.