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Dawes Act and Related Concepts

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This deck covers essential terms and concepts related to the Dawes Act and its broader historical context, focusing on assimilation, reservations, railroads, subsidies, and homesteaders.

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Dawes Act

A federal law intended to turn Native Americans into farmers and landowners by providing cooperating families with 160 acres of reservation land for farming or 320 acres for grazing.

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Key Terms

Term
Definition
Dawes Act
A federal law intended to turn Native Americans into farmers and landowners by providing cooperating families with 160 acres of reservation land for f...
Assimilation
The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group.
Reservation
The action of reserving something.
Transcontinental Railroad
A train route across the United States, finished in 1869.
Subsidy
A parliamentary grant to the sovereign for state needs.
Homesteader
The owner or holder of....

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TermDefinition
Dawes Act
A federal law intended to turn Native Americans into farmers and landowners by providing cooperating families with 160 acres of reservation land for farming or 320 acres for grazing.
Assimilation
The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group.
Reservation
The action of reserving something.
Transcontinental Railroad
A train route across the United States, finished in 1869.
Subsidy
A parliamentary grant to the sovereign for state needs.
Homesteader
The owner or holder of....