Lost their traditional cultural practices
the dawes act. (apex)
The Dawes Act of 1887 was a U.S. land-distribution law proposed by Sen. Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903) of Massachusetts as a way to "civilize" and make farmers of the American Indians. Review the provisions at the link provided below.
The Dawes Act was created in Massachusetts. The Dawes Act, adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and divide the land into allotments for individual Indians. The Act was named for its sponsor, Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts. The Dawes Act was amended in 1891 and again in 1906 by the Burke Act. The stated objective of the Dawes Act was to stimulate assimilation of Indians into American society. Individual ownership of land was seen as an essential step. The act also provided that the government would purchase Indian land excess to that needed for allotment and open it up for settlement by non-Indians.
cause the indians didntlike it
They were used to working together and communities instead of as individual families
Lost their traditional cultural practices
Lost their traditional cultural practices
The Dawes Act impacted on self-governance, unity and culture of Native American tribes.
dawes act.
The Dawes Act was supposed to assimilate the Native Americans into the white culture by breaking up their reservations and giving them individual tracts of land.
Dawes Act.
the dawes act. (apex)
They were used to working together in communities instead of as individuals families.
The Dawes Act of 1887 was a U.S. land-distribution law proposed by Sen. Henry L. Dawes (1816-1903) of Massachusetts as a way to "civilize" and make farmers of the American Indians. Review the provisions at the link provided below.
The Dawes Act was created in Massachusetts. The Dawes Act, adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and divide the land into allotments for individual Indians. The Act was named for its sponsor, Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts. The Dawes Act was amended in 1891 and again in 1906 by the Burke Act. The stated objective of the Dawes Act was to stimulate assimilation of Indians into American society. Individual ownership of land was seen as an essential step. The act also provided that the government would purchase Indian land excess to that needed for allotment and open it up for settlement by non-Indians.
Indians in the great plains...savages...hated Indians
cause the indians didntlike it