Under the dawes act, the reservation land not allotted to american indians was sold
a) to specific tribes as reservation land.
b) to american indians who wanted more.
c) to white settlers and railroad companies.
d) to tribal chiefs to divide on their own.

Under the Dawes Act, the reservation land not allotted to American Indians was sold C) to white settlers and railroad companies.

The Dawes Act was passed in 1887 and enacted by the 49th United States Congress. Moreover, this Act was introduced in the Senate by Henry L. Dawes, a Republican Senator, and it sought to end with the tribal control of communal lands by dividing tribal lands into allotments for individual Native Americans. However, some territories were not allotted to Native Americans and they were sold on the market instead. In that way, the Dawes Act attempted to transfer the lands that were under the control of Native Americans to white settlers and railroad companies.  

The correct answer is C. Under the Dawes Act, the reservation land not allotted to American Indians was sold  to white settlers and railroad companies.

Explanation:

The Dawes Act was a law passed by Congress in 1887, deciding to register lands of Indian tribes and divide them into individual plots. Indians who agreed to live separately from a tribe on a registered site could receive American citizenship.

The main purpose of the law was to improve the living conditions of Native Americans and their assimilation into American society. In this case, the implementation of individualization of farms seemed an important step. The act also allowed the state to borrow the remaining land after distribution and sell it to non-Native Americans.

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