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Which act in 1898 asserted the dominance of federal law over American Indian's tribal laws and treaties?

A. the Jerome Act
B. the Cherokee Act
C. the Curtis Act
D. the Dawes Act

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C. the Curtis Act

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Answer:

C.)the Curtis Act

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Another congressional law, enacted June 28, 1898, was sponsored by Charles Curtis, a mixed-blood Kansa Indian and senator from Kansas. With the passage of the Curtis Act, Congress took final control over affairs in Indian Territory.

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