AP US Historyhardmcq1 pt
Which of the following best accounts for the outcome of the Dawes Act for Native American peoples?
A.Tribes grew wealthy by leasing their lands to white farmers.
B.The act was never implemented, so tribal landownership continued unchanged.
C.Individual allotments permanently protected Indian land from white acquisition.
D.Allotment broke up tribal landholdings, and 'surplus' land was sold to white settlers, sharply shrinking the tribal land base.