Why did people support the General Allotment Act? *
They hoped the act would protect Native American lands.
They wanted more Native American land for settlers to farm.
They believed it would help assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society.
They saw it as a way to break up tribal communal land holdings and encourage individual property ownership.
They believed that it would promote economic self-sufficiency and progress for Native American communities.
Some also supported the act as a way to open up more land for settlement and development.