RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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What was the major goal of the Dawes Act of 1887?
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to encourage European immigration to the West
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to strengthen Native American Indian traditions
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to assimilate Native American Indians into American society
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to remove the Cherokees from the southeastern United States
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The federal government aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream US society by encouraging them towards farming and agriculture, which meant dividing tribal lands into individual plots. Only the Native Americans who accepted the division of tribal lands were allowed to become US citizens.
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