The correct answer is D) The railroads and speculators took the best land and left little fertile land for American Indians.
The other options of the question were A) American Indians acquired very large tracts of land that they could not reach easily, so it went unused. B) American Indians were forced to overhunt the land, depleting the bison population. C) The Wild West shows found a loophole within the Act that enabled them to buy huge tracts of land.
What was a negative outcome of the Dawes Severalty Act was that the railroads and speculators took the best land and left little fertile land for American Indians.
The At was approved by Congress in 1887. Specifically, of February 8. It was the creation of Massachusetts Senator Henry L. Dawes. The Act authorized the President of the US to split the Native American Indian territory and convert it in private property