ANSWER: Native American Indians who accepted the individual allotments were allowed to become US citizens.
EXPLANATION: Dawes Act (also referred to as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act) was signed into the law in February 8, 1887, this law powered the US government to allocate lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservation.
Also, this law was enacted to emphasize the protection of the laws of the United States and her territories over the Indian populace, and for other reasons.