USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The aim of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to
A
assimilate Native American Indians into American culture
B
maintain traditional Native American Indian cultures
C
end all governmental contact with Native American Indians
D
give the Native American Indian tribes their lands back
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

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