The Dawes Act

Question 1

when was the Dawes Act

Answer 1

1887

Question 2

what did the act want to prevent

Answer 2

placing Native Americans into reservations ensured tribal life would continue despite the government wanting assimilation

Question 3

what did the Dawes act do

Answer 3

split reservations into smaller allotments for individual native Americans

Question 4

how much land was given to native Americans

Answer 4

head of family given 160 acres of farmland or 320 of grazing land
single males were given 80 acres

Question 5

what did the native Americans do

Answer 5

refused this as paid taxes
they received money from sells but couldn’t manage it so many fell into debt and poverty
but was unsuccessful at assimilation