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What was the purpose of the Dawes Act

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.

The sand creek massacre of 1864 and the battle at wounded knee in 1890 are examples of what us policy toward native Americans

Move them at all costs

What was the American Indian view of land

land belonged to everyone

To achieve redemption what were some southerners willing to do

whatever it took to win

After the civil war why did cattle ranching become a good job

After the civil war cattle ranching become a good job because the demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.

An effect of the Dawes act was that American Indians

Lost their traditional cultural practices

Many Americans migrating from large cities in the east were looking for

a chance to own land

Who were Crazy Horse Geronimo and Sitting BullWho were Crazy Horse Geronimo and Sitting Bull

American Indian leaders who fought against the U.S. Army.

Journeys across the United states in the mid 1800s

Journeys made across the United States in the mid-1800s were long and dangerous.

Ask us of the following made some people from eastern cities want to move west after the Civil War

too many people in eastern cities

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