The Dawes Act 1887
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- Dawes Act 1887
- What?
- Each Plain Indians family received 160 acres
- Individuals received 80 acres
- Orphans u18 40 acres
- If they took land, could become American citizens
- Left over reservation land sold to whites
- Aims
- free up land for settlers
- break up power of chiefs
- encourage families to farm for themselves
- encourage Indians to become citizens
- reduce cost of Federal government on reservations
- Outcome
- Allotments provided too tough to farm
- Most gave up, sold land to whites
- Many cheated out of land by whites
- Allotments provided too tough to farm
- What?
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