Why would a non-american indian who lived in indian territory welcome legislation like the dawes act and curtis act? a. the legislation called for increased investment into agricultural infrastructure in indian territory. b. the legislation called for major political reforms in tribal government, including allowing non-american indians to vote. c. the legislation called for the release of surplus lands to be sold or allotted to settlers, allowing non-american indians to own land. d. the legislation called for an end to harmful and disruptive railroad construction in indian territory.

The correct answer is C) The legislation called for the release of surplus lands to be sold or allotted to settlers, allowing non-American Indians to own land.

A non-American Indian who lived in the Indian Territory welcomed legislation like the Dawes Act and Curtis Act because "The legislation called for the release of surplus lands to be sold or allotted to settlers, allowing non-American Indians to own land."

The Dawes Act was signed on February 8, 1887, allowed the President of the United States to split the Indian land into small allotments, in a movement that forced the Native American Indian tribes to own property "the American Way." The Curtis Act of 1898, that was an amendment of the Dawes Act, broke up tribal governments and communal lands in Oklahoma.  

the answer is a. laws were enacted in the aftermath of the plot to make it harder to free slaves,increasing sectionalism