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Which was a negative outcome of the Dawes Severalty Act?

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It intended to have Native Americans live on their own by secretly breaking their structures since they had Native Americans live on their own and have right to sell and manage their own land. As a result, they have less and less land and forced the Native Americans to be more independent. 
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