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feb 8, 1887 - Dawes Act

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Acts that granted Native American’s land in an attempt to help them rid of their native American background with farming, but the land that was given was not fit for farming. It was created by Henry Dawes and named after the senator.

Citation
Johansen, Bruce E. "Dawes Act." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2017, americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1699327. Accessed 24 Oct. 2017.

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feb 8, 1887
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~ 139 years ago