Dawes Act

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What act gave 160 acres to any family who would live on the land and farm it for 5 years?

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The Homestead Act

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These photographs provide evidence that one goal of Boarding Schools was to

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eradicate (erase) Native American culture

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Forcing Native Children to adopt white Christian names, cutting their hair and the way they dressed is known as

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Cultural genocide

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The Dawes Act...

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divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage farming

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What was the result of the Homestead Act and the Dawes Act?

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Native Americans lost land and were forced onto Reservations