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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.
a school set up for indian youths.
Everyone from adventuresome people , to entrepeneurs , scammers , and the desperate. Everyone saw the opportunity differently, but it was an important part of expansion Westward in the US, and it worked well . If not, we'd all still be living in Kansa City, so personally, I am very grateful to those hardy pioneer men and women who eventually made it possible for us to expand to West Coast. Those that lingered in the Plains states are still very important to our food supply to this day . I salute each and every one of them.
White Americans, freed slaves, and immigrants.
Cutting taxes for landowners
Ranchers and Farmers fought over land control.
Getting rich quickly by finding gold.
Dividing the land for individuals to own
After the civil war cattle ranching become a good job because the demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.
Lost their traditional cultural practices
Large mining companies
building of industries
a chance to own land
Journeys made across the United States in the mid-1800s were long and dangerous.
all of the above
too many people in eastern cities
