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How did the Dawes act have good intentions? And how did it ultimately impact the Native Americans?

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Answer: The Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots. ... The objective of the Dawes Act was to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream US society by annihilating their cultural and social traditions.

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