jan 1, 1887 - Dawes Act
Description:
[1887]context: US aimed to assimilate native americans
cause: break up lands & give individuals (white colonists) land
- sent NA kids to boarding school, where they learned how to be 'civilized'
effect: natives lost land & culture; most land fell to white settlers
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1887
Now
~ 138 years ago