Which of the following acts of Congress forced the Five Tribes to accept individual land allotment?

A.

the Dawes Act of 1887

B.

the Indian Appropriation Bill of 1893

C.

the Curtis Act of 1898

D.

the Dawes Act Amendment of 1901

A. the Dawes Act of 1887

The act of Congress that forced the Five Tribes to accept individual land allotment was the Dawes Act of 1887, adopted also in 1887. The Act authorized the President of the US to survey American Indian tribal land and cut it into allotments for individual Indians. United States citizenship was granted to those who accepted allotments and lived away from the tribe.

The answer to your question is A. the Dawes Act of 1887. The Act authorized the President of the US to survey American Indian tribal land which resulted to the cuts of allotment of Indians and it is the treatment of Native Americans as individuals rather than as members of tribes.