In 1887, Congress passed the Dawes Severalty Act, which empowered the U. S. government to divide Native American tribal reservation lands into allotments. Native Americans who chose to accept one of the 160-acre allotments could receive citizenship and protection under the law. However, the remaining portions of land that were unclaimed by the natives under this law could be sold to other interested parties. Because of the Dawes Act, the natives lost an estimated 90 million acres of original tribal land between 1887 and 1934. According to the passage, which of the following BEST describes the intended effect of the Dawes Severalty Act?

create better business opportunities for African Americans

consolidate western land holdings under federal control

encourage Native Americans to become self-reliant farmers

accommodate the nomadic lifestyle of Native Americans

religion played a major role in the american revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the british--an assurance to the average american that revolution was justified in the sight of god. the revolution strengthened millennialist strains in american.

ngai (engai, enkai, mweai, mwiai) is the monolithic supreme god in the spirituality of the kamba and kikuyu of kenya.ngai is creator of the universe and all in it. the kikuyu worshiped ngai facing the mt. kirinyaga (mount kenya) while prayers and goat sacrificial rituals were performed under the sacred mugumo tree (a fig tree species). ngai often was referred to as "mwene nyaga" meaning (the owner of the mountain).

it means that maasai people think that mount kenya is something to be worshipped along with god.when cattle or children cause problems,maasai elders just warn them that children must mend their bad ways or their god might punish them.this serves as law and order tool to maintain peace among maasai tribe.the maasai are an indigenous ethnic group in africa of semi-nomadic people settled in kenya and northern tanzania. due to their distinct traditions, customs and dress and their residence near the many national game parks of east africa, the maasai are among the foremost african ethnic groups and are known internationally because of their links to the national parks and reserves.

traditional maasai people's lifestyle concentrates on their cattle which make up the primary source of food. amongst the maasai and several other african ethnic groups, the measure of a man's wealth is in terms of children and cattle. so the more the better.