Supporters of the Dawes Act said the act would help American Indians to become farmers.

Supporters of the Dawes Act said the act would help American Indians to become farmers.

Supporters of the Dawes Act said the act would help American Indians to: become farmers.

Supporters of the Dawes Act said the act would help American Indians to keep traditions and custom- become farmers.

The Dawes Act (sometimes called the Dawes Severalty Act or General Allotment Act), passed in 1887 under President Grover Cleveland, allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands. The federal government aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream US society by encouraging them towards farming and agriculture, which meant dividing tribal lands into individual plots. Only the Native Americans who accepted the division of tribal lands were allowed to become US citizens. This ended in the government stripping over 90 million acres of tribal land from Native Americans, then selling that land to non-native US citizens

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The Homestead Act of 1862 make possible for millions of people including former slaves, women, immigrants, and men. to achieve-owning a farm

The Homestead Act of 1862 make possible for millions of people to achieve-owning a farm including former slaves, women, immigrants, and men.

The 1862 Homestead Act accelerated settlement of U.S. western territory by allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.