Question

In what way are the homestead act and Dawes act similiar

Answer 1

the homestead act permitted settlers to buy 160 acres for a small fee if they occupied the land for 5 years and improved it.

the dawes act provided gradual elimination of tribal ownership of land and allotments of tracts to individual owners. 160 acres to the head of the family, 80 acres to a single adult or orphan 40 acres to each dependent child under the dawes act owner could not receive full title to property for 25 years