The dawes severalty act was supposed to?

Answer 1

The Dawes Act was passed in 1887 and it tried to dissolve Indian tribes by redistributing the land. It was designed to forestall growing Indian poverty, but it resulted in many Indians losing their land to speculators.

Answer 2

The Dawes Act was adopted in 1887. It was designed to allow for government surveying of Indian land. The land was then divided up into parcels for individual Indians. Those accepting the land and willing to live away from the tribe were granted US citizenship. The objective of the Dawes Act was to "stimulate assimilation of Indians into mainstream American society."

Answer 3

Facilitate the assimilation of Indians into white culture by converting all Indian tribal lands into individual ownership