Question

Which statement best summarizes how the policy of allotment impacted American Indians?
Many American Indian families received 160 acres of land to farm.
Many American Indian families never received their 160 acres of land.
Many American Indian families combined their 160 acres to farm communally.
Many American Indian families traded their 160 acres to gain wealth.

Answer 1

Many American Indian or Native American families never received their 160 acres of land. The Dawes Act was disastrous to them and dividing their land had a huge amount of reduction of what they are supposed to own. 

The statement that best summarizes how the policy of allotment impacted American Indians would be the second one.

Answer 2

Answer:

Many American Indian families received 160 acres of land to farm.

This is the correct answer

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