8 Feb 1887 Jahr - Dawes Severalty Act

Beschreibung:

To end tribal ownership of land
- reservations split into 160 acre private farms
- Natives could become citizens if they lived on
the land for 25 years and "became civilized"
- remaining land sold to white settlers

MAJOR FAILURE

Example of assimilation attempts
- boarding schools

Zugefügt zum Band der Zeit:

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