1. Immigration, Industrialization and Urbanization in America
The Dawes Allotment Act was created on February 8th 1887. ... The Dawes Severalty Act would replace the common land of the native tribes with privately owned pieces of land. ... The purpose of the act was to change the Native American society and hopefully assimilate the Indians. Although the greed of white entrepreneurs and large potential profits can be regarded as the major factors that induced the Act, the non-conforming life style of the Indians served to justify the Act to the general public. ... By use of horizontal and vertical integration, Standard Oil controlled more than 90 percent...
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