The real aim [of the Dawes Act] is to get at the Indian lands and open them up for settlement. The provisions for the apparent benefit of the Indian are but the pretext to get his lands and occupy them . . . . If this were done in the name of greed it would be bad enough; but to do it in the name of humanity . . . is infinitely worse. Which of the following statements supports the senator’s argument? The stated goals of the Dawes Act are different from the act’s real purpose.

American Indians will benefit from the Dawes Act.

The Dawes Act will fail to open lands for white settlement.

The Dawes Act is not a humanitarian act meant to help tribes.