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AP US History

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In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Severalty Act in response to pressure from which of the following?
  1. Whites who were trying to solve the “Indian problem” by promoting the assimilation of Native Americans
  2. Buffalo hunters who wanted to rid regions of Native Americans so they could have unlimited access to herds
  3. The army, who wanted revenge for Custer’s Last Stand
  4. Native Americans, who by that time, believed that assimilation was the best plan for their survival
Explanation
Answer - A - Congress passed the Dawes Severalty Act in 1887 in response to whites who were trying to solve the “Indian problem” by promoting Native American assimilation.

Key Takeaway: In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Severalty Act in an attempt to assimilate all Native Americans to the cultural practices of white Christian Americans. The Dawes Act was designed to break up tribal unites, give small plots of land to individual families, and promising Native American U.S. citizens if they adhered to the “habits of civilized life” for twenty-five years. The policy was finally abandoned in the 1930s.
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