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feb 8, 1887 - The Dawes Act

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This act gave the President of the United States the power to survey the tribal lands of the Native Americans. It allowed him to divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans. The Native Americans that did accept their separate lands would be granted U.S. citizenship.

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Date:

feb 8, 1887
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~ 137 years ago