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The Dawe Act of 1887 begins
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Congress ordered the president to divide indians into allotments.
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The objective of the act was to move all the indians out of poverty.
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Dawes Commission set up under the Indian Office to persuade five civilized indian tribes to agree to the allotment.
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Amended the Dawe Act in order better outlook the five civilized trives.
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Over decades to come the five tribes lost about 90 million acres of land all together.
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Indians suffered breakdown of tribes.
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Americans wanted to help indians.
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