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Dawes Severalty Act
Answer is not:If a majority of their tribe voted allegiance to the U.S.
cause the indians didntlike it
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.
The homestead act allow applicant to not hold land of up to 160 acres while the Dawes act was away for some Indians to be US citizens.
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 allowed the President of the United to divide Indian trial land into allotments for individual Indians. Those leaving away from the tribe would be granted U.S. citizenship.
The primary purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act was to promote Indian assimilation. The act was created by a Senator from Massachusetts named Henry Laurens Dawes.
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The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was the division of Native American land that was then given to individual Native Americans. The Act remained in effect until it was amended by the Burke Act in 1906.
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 allotted pieces of lands to Native Americans. The word "severalty" implies that the U.S. wanted to treat the Native Americans as individuals, rather than members of tribes. However, this act was put into effect in response to pressure from buffalo hunters who wanted unlimited access to buffalo herds. Therefore, the Dawes Act is yet another example of the exploiting nature of the U.S. government.
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c. Western Native Americans were not used to settled agriculture life
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The Dawes Act was passed in 1887 and it tried to dissolve Indian tribes by redistributing the land. It was designed to forestall growing Indian poverty, but it resulted in many Indians losing their land to speculators.