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jun 18, 1887 - General Allotment Act (Dawes Act)

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The general Allotment Act, also known as the Dawes Act was issued in 1887 as an attempt to "americanize" Indians. They were pushed onto small plots of land amd forced to give up their culture and become more white and American.

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jun 18, 1887
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~ 138 years ago

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