The Dawes Act was was passed on February 8 1887. The Dawes Act is when they couldnt extend the territory that was occupied. In 1893 President Grover Cleveland appointed the Dawes Commission to make a deal with the Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and the siminloes. Alot of people did not like the idea of the Dawes Act. After they made a deal with these tribes many other lawes and acts were passed. After negotiation came wonders with different things happening.
The Homestead Act stated that any citizen or about to be citizen could claim 160 acres of land - one quarter square mile - of the government land. If you lived there for more than five years the land will become yours. People dreamed of having a family live on a farm. There were many people buying house so that they can have acres to grow crops. By the 1850's everyone already had a piece of the land. Little by little the land started to become cramped. The land between Missouri and the Rocky Mountains were claimed by the Indians.
http://wwwourdocuments.gov/doc.php?.flash=true&doc=50
http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/
www.beatricene.edu/homestead/history.html
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