Under the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, the United States broke up Native American reservations and gave Native American

families homesteads to farm Homesteaders were required to live on their land for twenty-five years and were required to give up

their Native American traditions. At the end of the twenty-five years, the Native Americans would own the land and would become

US citizens

Based on the passage, what was one effect the Dawes Severalty Act had on Native Americans?

ANative Americans lost much of the land that they had before the passage of the act

B. Many Native Americans established successful farms on their homesteads

C. Many Native Americans left the United States and moved to Canada

D.

The amount of land controlled by Native Americans increased

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Dale Graves

25 March, 04:45

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Answer: The correct answer is A - Native Americans lost much of the land that they had before the passage of the act.