How did the dawes act and the curtis act affect the native americans who accepted land allotments?

A. all native americans had to take up farming to keep their lands, while earlier only some of them precticed farming.

B. native americans had to build permanent settlements, while before they had lived nomadic lives.

C. most native americans had to find jobs in the newer towns, while earlier they had worked within the tribe.

D. native americans were now citizens subject to US laws, while before they had governed themselves.

E. native americans could now build their own towns, while earlier they had lived in smaller settlements.

The correct answer is A. all native Americans had to take up farming to keep their lands, while earlier only some of them practiced farming.

The Dawes Act was an Allotment Act that divided tribal land into allotments for individual Native Americans. Those Native Americans who agreed with the Act would be granted US citizenship. But they would be obliged to take up subsistence farming because that was the European-American model that was pushed into them so they could be assimilated into society.

They wanted to encourage Native Americans to take American habits such as thrift, industrialization and individualism, concepts that were not from their way of living.

D

Explanation:

Native Americans were now citizens subject to US laws, while before they had governed themselves.