The Dawes Act of 1887: Table of Contents
Introduction
The Text
Summary
Section 1: "Here's What We're Gonna Do…"
Section 2: Choose Your Own Allotment or Else
Section 3: He Who Makes The Rules
Section 4: Off The Reservation
Section 5: The Devil's in the Details
Section 6: Consider Yourself One of Us, Whether You Like It Or Not
Section 7: Water Is Crucial, Yo
Section 8: #NotAllIndians
Section 9: Money Money Money Money
Section 10: By The Way…
Section 11: Oh Yeah, One More Thing
Main Idea
Historical Context
Timeline
Key Figures
Senator Henry Laurens Dawes
President Grover Cleveland
Senator Henry M. Teller
Lucius Q.C. Lamar (Secretary of the Interior)
Native Americans
Themes
Quotes
Identity
Identity Quotes
Power
Power Quotes
Choices
Choices Quotes
Compare and Contrast
Curtis Act of 1898
Burke Act of 1906
Tecumseh of the Shawnee People Speaks (1811)
President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress on Indian Removal (1830)
The Text
Summary
Section 1: "Here's What We're Gonna Do…"
Section 2: Choose Your Own Allotment or Else
Section 3: He Who Makes The Rules
Section 4: Off The Reservation
Section 5: The Devil's in the Details
Section 6: Consider Yourself One of Us, Whether You Like It Or Not
Section 7: Water Is Crucial, Yo
Section 8: #NotAllIndians
Section 9: Money Money Money Money
Section 10: By The Way…
Section 11: Oh Yeah, One More Thing
Main Idea
Historical Context
Timeline
Key Figures
Senator Henry Laurens Dawes
President Grover Cleveland
Senator Henry M. Teller
Lucius Q.C. Lamar (Secretary of the Interior)
Native Americans
Themes
Quotes
Identity
Identity Quotes
Power
Power Quotes
Choices
Choices Quotes
Compare and Contrast
Curtis Act of 1898
Burke Act of 1906
Tecumseh of the Shawnee People Speaks (1811)
President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress on Indian Removal (1830)
1934 Indian Organization Act (Wheeler-Howard Act)
Richard Nixon's Special Message to the Congress on Indian Affairs (1970)
Indian Land Consolidation Program
Then and Now
Analysis
Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
Citizenship/Civilization
Allotments
Advantages
Rhetoric
Structure
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Opening Lines?
What's Up With the Closing Lines?
Shout-Outs
Brain Snacks
Questions
Glossary
Best of the Web
Quizzes
Quotes True or False
Historical Context True or False
People
People True or False
Dawes Act Legalese As a Second Language
Dawes Act Legalese As a Second Language True or False
Name That Section
Name That Section True or False
Richard Nixon's Special Message to the Congress on Indian Affairs (1970)
Indian Land Consolidation Program
Then and Now
Analysis
Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
Citizenship/Civilization
Allotments
Advantages
Rhetoric
Structure
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Opening Lines?
What's Up With the Closing Lines?
Shout-Outs
Brain Snacks
Questions
Glossary
Best of the Web
Quizzes
Quotes True or False
Historical Context True or False
People
People True or False
Dawes Act Legalese As a Second Language
Dawes Act Legalese As a Second Language True or False
Name That Section
Name That Section True or False