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feb 8, 1887 - Dawes Act

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The Dawes act allowed the President to inspect Native American land and divide the land for individual Indians. The act ended up having a negative effect on the Native Americans because they no longer had any control over their own land.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Act#Effects

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feb 8, 1887
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~ 138 years ago