The main goal of the Dawes Severalty Act was a. assimilation. b. extermination. c. punishment. d. land redistribution. e. vocational training.

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8 September, 02:27

The main goal of the Dawes Severalty Act was a. assimilation. b. extermination. c. punishment. d. land redistribution. e. vocational training.

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Sheba · Answer 1

a. assimilation.

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The Dawes Act of 1887 allowed the federal government to divide tribal lands by splitting them into separate parcels and only those indigenous American Indians who approved the individual allocations were allowed to become US citizens. It is measure to assimilate Native Americans into the modern American culture by make them adapting to the private property of ownership.