Question

question 18 of 20
how did the passage of the dawes act affect indigenous peoples?

a. indigenous peoples were forced to help build the railroads.

b. indigenous peoples who did not claim a plot of land lost that land to american citizens.

c. traditional indigenous peoples methods of hunting, fishing, and gathering were restricted.

d. indigenous children were sent away from their parents to residential schools.

Explanation:

The Dawes Act aimed to assimilate Indigenous peoples by allotting them individual plots of land. If they didn't claim a plot, that land was often opened to American citizens for settlement or purchase. Option A relates to railroad construction (not Dawes Act main effect), C is about restrictions not directly from Dawes Act land allotment, D is about residential schools (separate from Dawes Act's land - related impact). So B is correct as it matches the Dawes Act's consequence of land loss for non - claiming Indigenous groups.

Answer:

B. Indigenous peoples who did not claim a plot of land lost that land to American citizens.