1884 - July 4, 1884) Ander section with an appropriations acturer denne owalans could homestead, with their homesteads to be held in trust by the federal government for 25 years.
1887 - February 8, 1887: Passage of the Dawes Act provided for the division of tribally held lands under treaty
into individually-owned tracts, with "surplus" lands being opened up to homesteading and other forms of disposal.
Over the 47 years that the law was in effect until 1934, about 90 million acres of land left Indian ownership
-"Explore the Homesteading Timeline,"
US Department of the Interior
Which statement does not explain continued hostilities between the US government and American Indians living
on réservations?
O Harsh conditions on most reservations made hunting and farming for subsistence impossible, leading to
conflicts over access to resources.
O The Bureau of Indian Affairs' mismanagement of reservation land resulted in shifting reservation borders and
the loss of land promised to American Indians.
O Militaristic persecution of American Indians by cultural and religious interest groups forced American Indians to
assimilate into white culture,
White settlers used pressure and fraud to acquire American Indians' land without just compensation
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