Asked by doodle bob

Under the Dawes Act, the reservation land not allotted to American Indians was sold
to specific tribes as reservation land.
to American Indians who wanted more.
to white settlers and railroad companies.
to tribal chiefs to divide on their own.

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to white settlers and railroad companies.

Explanation: The Dawes (General Allotment) Act subdivided tribal reservations into individual allotments for Native Americans and declared any "surplus" land open for sale to non‑Native settlers and railroad companies.