8 feb 1887 anni - Dawes Severalty Act
Descrizione:
Gave Native Americans severalty (individual ownership of land) by dividing reservations into homesteadsAn attempt to civilize Native Americans
Choice of assimilation or leave
Failed and resulted in several decades in loss of 66% of lands held by Native Americans at the time of passage
Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
8 feb 1887 anni
Adesso
~ 137 years ago
