Question

independent practice
which of the following was a goal of the dawes general allotment act?
a. to celebrate the traditional native american cultures
b. to assimilate indians into white culture
c. to strengthen the reservation system
d. to relocate indians to the rocky mountains

Explanation:

The Dawes General Allotment Act (1887) was designed to break up communal Native American land holdings and assign individual plots, forcing Native Americans to adopt European-American agricultural and social norms, with the explicit goal of assimilating them into white mainstream culture. Options A, C, and D are incorrect: the act undermined, not celebrated, traditional cultures; weakened the reservation system rather than strengthening it; and did not focus on relocating people to the Rocky Mountains.

Answer:

B. to assimilate Indians into white culture