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The 1887 Dawes Severalty Act was passed to

Ahelp Native Americans retain their cultures
Bcompensate Native Americans for prior illegal land contracts
Cmove Native Americans onto western reservations
Dforce Native Americans to adopt Western culture and farming

practices

Eextend constitutional protections to Native American males

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The 1887 Dawes Severalty Act was passed to "(D) force Native Americans to adopt Western culture and farming practices," since this was part of a plan to "Americanize" the natives by stripping them of their culture and heritage. 

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