Question

how did the policy of allotment impact american indians? many american indian families received one hundred sixty acres of land to farm. many american indian families were never allowed to leave their one hundred sixty - acre plot of land. many american indian families combined their one hundred sixty acres to farm communally. many american indian families traded their one hundred sixty acres to gain wealth.

Explanation:

The policy of allotment under the Dawes Act aimed to break up communal land - ownership among American Indians by giving individual families plots of land. However, many American Indian families were never allowed to leave their allotted plots to farm communally as they were accustomed to. This disrupted their traditional farming and social patterns.

Answer:

Many American Indian families were never allowed to leave their one hundred sixty - acre plot of land to farm communally.