Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the author's argument regarding the true motivation for the passage of the Dawes Act? A. The legislators who voted in favor of the Dawes Act owned land adjacent to Native American reservations. B. The majority of Native Americans who were granted fee patents did not sell their land back to their tribes. C. Native Americans managed to preserve their traditional culture even when they were geographically dispersed. D. The legislators who voted in favor of the Dawes Act were heavily influenced by BIA bureaucrats. E. Non-Native Americans who purchased the majority of Native American lands consolidated them into larger farm holdings.