What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

to stop American Indians from buying land

to stop American Indians from assimilating

to divide and distribute land to American Indians

to divide and distribute land to white settlers

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11 March, 15:59

What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

to stop American Indians from buying land

to stop American Indians from assimilating

to divide and distribute land to American Indians

to divide and distribute land to white settlers

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Arely Goodman · Answer 1

To divide and distribute land to American Indians so C.

Beau Kelley · Answer 2

The Dawes Act of 1887 was adopted by Congress and authorized the President of the United States (at the time it was President Grover Cleveland) to divide and distribute land to American Indians. Instead of keeping reservations to the entire tribe, it allowed individual Indians to own and regulate parcels of land.

What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?to stop American Indians from buying landto stop American Indians from assimilatingto divide and distribute land to American Indiansto divide and distribute land to white settlers

What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

to stop American Indians from buying land

to stop American Indians from assimilating

to divide and distribute land to American Indians

to divide and distribute land to white settlers