What was the Dawes act, what did it attempt to do, and why did it fail?

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Malachi Berger

22 March, 18:06

What was the Dawes act, what did it attempt to do, and why did it fail?

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The Dawes Act of 1887, used by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians. the Dawes failed to establish positive changes, and met resistance from Native Americans.