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feb 8, 1887 - Dawes Act

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General Allotment Act, also called Dawes Severalty Act began devision of native american land into 160-acre plots and distributed them among individual Native American with a promise of citizenship. This was near forced assimilation withgovernment aim to create responisble farmers in the white man's image.

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Date:

feb 8, 1887
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~ 138 years ago