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jan 5, 1887 - DAWES ACT 1887 (POLITICAL)

Description:

negative turning point --> the breaking up of resrervations into allotments.

The impact of this was that NAs lost half of their lands:
By 1900, of the 150 million acres of land belonging to Indians in 1887, only 78 million acres remained by 1900.

Added to timeline:

Date:

jan 5, 1887
Now
~ 138 years ago