Supporters of the dawes act said the act would american indians to -keep traditions and customs. -increase property. -educate children. -become farmers.

The correct answer is “Become farmers”

The Dawes Act was a law that introduced private land ownership to American Indians. The name of the bill comes after Henry Dawes, that was a Massachusetts Congressman who stated that private property had the power to civilize, and because of that if they gave American Indians property they would become “civilized” and farmers.

The policy broke up reservations and granted land allotments to individual Native Americans - not to members of the same tribe -, but it required that the person adopted white clothing and manners.

The Act aimed to encourage individual families to farm for themselves and break up the power of the tribe - what made them stronger. For the US Government the Act was a success, but for the American Indians perspective it was a failure, they lost half of their lands to white Americans.

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