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Indigenous People on a Closing Frontier

Question 7 • TX-US History Studies Since 1877 A

As a consequence of the Dawes Act, by 1900, American Indians

Answer
A
had gained more land than they held in 1881.
B
had lost half the land they held in 1881.
C
had lost all of the land they held in 1881.
D
had kept all of the land they held in 1881.

Explanation

The Dawes Act divided tribal lands into individual allotments and made the remaining land available for sale to non-Indians. As a result, American Indians lost roughly half of the land they held in 1881 by 1900. The correct choice is “had lost half the land they held in 1881.”

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