The Dawes General Allotment Act granted the Indians a specific area of farmland. The act aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society by allotting them individual plots of land for farming, which was a departure from their communal land practices.
What did the Dawes General Allotment Act grant the Indians?
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protection for their rights as a people
several reservations in the west
U.S. army protection from militia
a specific area of farmland
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