Question

question 8 (multiple choice worth 5 points) (1.06r lc) what was the goal of the dawes act? provide government funding for indian schools assimilate native americans into the dominant culture force native americans out of georgia into western lands provide native americans with protected land in reservations

Explanation:

The Dawes Act (1887) aimed to assimilate Native Americans into the dominant (white) American culture. It did this by allotting individual plots of reservation land to Native Americans (with the goal of breaking up tribal landholdings and promoting private landownership, farming, and adoption of Euro - American cultural practices). Option A is incorrect as Indian schools were part of assimilation efforts but not the main goal of the Dawes Act. Option B is about the Indian Removal Act (not Dawes Act) which forced Native Americans from Georgia to the West. Option D is incorrect as the Dawes Act was about breaking up reservations, not providing protected land in reservations.

Answer:

B. Assimilate Native Americans into the dominant culture