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Under the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, Indians Could Petition

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Under the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, Indians could petition the government to become citizens of the United States if they __________.


A) accepted 160-acre land allotments and agreed that remaining tribal lands could be sold by the government
B) successfully graduated from Indian schools in the East and assimilated into white society
C) gave up the practice of the Ghost Dance and banned all other tribal sacred ceremonies
D) lived peacefully within the government's reservation system

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