What was the purpose and approach of the Dawes Act? a) to imprison Native leaders by arguing that they had destroyed western soil and, thus, agriculture Ob) to redistribute the land of the different tribes by respecting their customs and habits Oo to attack "tribalism" by dividing the land of nearly all tribes and distributing it to Indian families to control and supervise tribal life by legally regulating their customs and habits d) Oe) to remove all Indians from the West and confiscate their property