USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the Dawes Act (1887) mark a departure from earlier federal Indian policy?
A
It led to conflicts between new settlers and Indian tribes on the Great Plains.
B
It moved Indian tribes still on the Great Plains to reservations farther west.
C
It permitted Indians to withdraw private plots from the tribal reservation.
D
It encouraged the shooting of buffalo herds from new railroad lines.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How did the Dawes Act (1887) mark a departure from earlier federal Indian policy? It led to conflicts between new settlers and Indian tribes on the Great Plains. It moved Indian tribes still on the Great Plains to reservations farther west. It permitted Indians to withdraw private plots from the tribal reservation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The federal government aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream US society by encouraging them towards farming and agriculture, which meant dividing tribal lands into individual plots. Only the Native Americans who accepted the division of tribal lands were allowed to become US citizens.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overview. The Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots. Only those Native Americans who accepted the individual allotments were allowed to become US citizens.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main goals of the Dawes Act were the allotment of land, vocational training, education, and the divine intervention. Each Native American family head was given 320 acres of grazing land or 160 acres of farmland.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Dawes Act of 1887 destroyed the reservation system by subdividing tribal lands into individual plots.

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