RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
HOMESTEAD ACT
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Reservation System
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Homestead Act
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Dawes Act
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Cross of Gold Speech
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Detailed explanation-1: -Also known as the General Allotment Act, the law authorized the President to break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals. Thus, Native Americans registering on a tribal “roll” were granted allotments of reservation land.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots. Only those Native Americans who accepted the individual allotments were allowed to become US citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following best describes the reasons why the Dawes Act was passed? The Dawes Act was passed to make American Indians property owners and to open up more land for white settlers.