Question

How did the Dawes Act threaten the way of life of Native Americans?

A.
It forced the tribes to adopt white traditions and customs.
B.
It dissolved tribal governments that administered the tribe’s affairs.
C.
It reduced the tribe’s sovereignty by dividing their communal lands.
D.
It forced the tribe to mix with white settlers in the new towns.
E.
It created conflict among tribe members through unequal land distribution.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. It reduced the tribe’s sovereignty by dividing their communal lands.

Explanation:

The Dawes Act as proposed by President Glover was a law that gave out the land of the natives to individual Native Americans under the conditions that they would become citizens of the United States.

Any remaining land was sold off to the highest bidder.

This Dawes Act threatened the way of life of Native Americans by reducing the tribe’s sovereignty through dividing their communal lands.