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The Dawes Act

The Dawes Act. Madeline Zandhuis, Allaire Mameniskis, and Athena Ramirez. What is the Dawes Act. Its full name is The General Allotment act Passed in1887 Henry Laurens Dawes wrote the act Wanted them to give up their ways and become farmers Reservations split up into plots.

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The Dawes Act

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  1. The Dawes Act Madeline Zandhuis, Allaire Mameniskis, and Athena Ramirez

  2. What is the Dawes Act • Its full name is The General Allotment act • Passed in1887 • Henry Laurens Dawes wrote the act • Wanted them to give up their ways and become farmers • Reservations split up into plots

  3. Causes of the Dawes Act

  4. Reasons Why… • Government thought it would control Native Americans • To make them more like Americans • For better treatment of Native Americans • To break up the tribes • Open up more land for profit • Reducing the cost of native administration

  5. A Century of Dishonor This is a book written Helen Hunt Jackson. It was about the Governments policies towards Native Americans.

  6. Sarah Winnemucca • Lectured the East about how bad reservation life was

  7. Effects of The Dawes Act

  8. What Happened After The Act was Passed • Reservation turned into plots • Children where sent to special boarding schools • Leftover land was sold • Native Americans were encourage to give up their ways

  9. Why The Dawes ActFailed • Didn’t want to be farmers • Lacked tools, training, and money • Many sold their land over time

  10. After The Dawes Act • Native Americans situation was tragic at the end of the 1800s • No more land • Culture treated badly • Oblivious federal government

  11. Bibliography • "Boundary Changes." Loss of the Tribal Estate as a Result of the Dawes Act. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. • Creating America a History of the United States. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print. • "The Dawes Act." Algonkian Church History. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. • "Dawes General Allotment Act." Encyclopedia Britannica. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. • "Dawes Severalty Act." U*X*L Encyclopedia of U.S. History. Sonia Benson, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr., and Rebecca Valentine. Ed. Lawrence W. Baker and Sarah Hermsen. Vol. 2. Detroit: UXL, 2009. 426-428. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. • "The General Allotment Act (Dawes Act)." DISCovering Multicultural America: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. • "Government Intends to Turn Indians to Farming." DISCovering Multicultural America: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 4 Dec. 2012 • "Indian Farmers." Boomers on State Line, 1889. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. • "Indian Land for Sale." Native American Literature. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Dec. 2012. • "Map of Indian Terrritory." Indian Childhood on the Reservation. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. • "The New Indian War." Westward Expansion. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 2010. American Journey. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. • "Portriat of Helen Hunt Jackson." Gale Student Resources in Context. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Dec. 2012. • " "The President to the Indians." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America: Primary Documents. Ed. Jeffrey Lehman. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 3 Dec. 2012. • "Sarah Winnemucca." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. • "Signing the Papers." Glogster. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Dec. 2012.

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