Signed in 1887, the primary purpose of the dawes allotment act was to do which of the following?
a. move 30,000 native americans from their native lands to oklahoma
b. allot lands outside of the reservation for native american ceremonies
c. destroy tribal ownership of tribal lands and split it among tribe members
d. allow native americans access to bank accounts outside of tribal lands for financial security

The correct answer is C. Signed in 1887, the primary purpose of the Dawes Allotment Act was to destroy tribal ownership of tribal lands and split it among tribe members.

Explanation:

The Dawes Act, also known as the General Allotment Act, was an Act of Congress of February 8, 1887, regulating in the United States the distribution of land to Native Americans, in the Indian Territory that would become Oklahoma in 1907. It carried the name of the Massachusetts senator Henry L. Dawes, his principal initiator. The law was amended in 1891 and in 1906 by the Burke Act. It remained in use until 1934.