What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act?(1 point)

Question

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 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 agricultural society by allotting them individual plots of land and promoting farming practices.