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☆☆☆☆☆The Dawes Act was an effort to make assimilation the government's official policy. The aim was to "Americanize" the Native Americans , cultivating in them the desire to own property and to farm.
all of the above
congress passed the acts over his veto
They extended social problems and lack of equality after the end of slavery
By providing important stuff like education
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.
Education and public health
Poll taxes and literacy tests
African Americans, who lost federal protection of their civil rights
After the civil war cattle ranching become a good job because the demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.
Criminals
Goods produced in one region could be sent to another and sold.
