In 1887,congress passed the dawes general allotment act in order to

In 1887, congress passed the Dawes general allotment act in order to accelerate the process of assimilating Native Americans.

The Dawes Act of 1887 (aka the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887), adopted by Congress in 1887, permitted the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians. 
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