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What were the intentions and the consequences of the Dawes Act of 1887?
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What were the intentions and the consequences of the Dawes Act of 1887? The 1887 Dawes Act was an act that would help Native Americans, by providing them with land and giving them the opportunity to adopt the white mans ways. By owning land, following federal and state laws, farming and living in houses the Indian could finally blend in with the rest of the population. Congressman Henry Dawes, author of the act, once expressed his faith in the civilizing power of private property with the claim that to be civilized was to "wear civilized clothes...cultivate the ground, live in houses, ride in Studebaker wagons, send children to school, drink whiskey, and own property."1 For many this act was not seen as the government helping but as a further way to control Native Americans. In order to fully understand the significance of the Dawes Act it needs to be defined, the...
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