Dawes & Homestead Act
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- I enjoy my life migrating with the buffalo and actively practicing my native culture.
- I would love to expand out west and make lots of money by farming. If only the government would do something to help us.
- Boy do I have the solution for you!!
- For my ambitious Americans, the government is granting you a farm plot of 160 acres as long as you build a road, make a water well, and Homestead the land for 5 years. This will be called the Homestead Act. Now, you Indians are going to be forced to participate in the Dawes Act! This means that you can also get 160 acres of land that you will be forced to farm for 5 years as well. You are going to turn into great Americans!
- I do not want this! I want to migrate with the buffalo. This is horrible and I do not want to become an American farmer.
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- Yay! I am about to make a bunch of $$$ from farming out West!!
- You're welcome. <3
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