Dawes Severalty Act
The Dawes Severalty Act is stressed upon the subject of Indian Reserves in America. This act states that the President is authorized to survey any Indian reservation and separate it however he may choose to do so in order help Native Americans adapt to the US culture. Each Native American family would be given a section of land as their own under the US government in order to welcome them into America as citizens. However they did not get complete control over their land, there would be a patent which declared that the US would hold the land for 25 years until satisfied, this time could also be extend by the President until the Natives could be trusted. Overall the goal of this act was to get Native Americans to become a part of American culture so that they would no longer interfere in issues in the United States. The Dawes Severalty Act was a successful way to assimilate Native Americans into America with protection and guaranteed land even despite the fact that they were controlled by the US government.
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