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The Interior Department, War Department and Indian Policy, 1865–1887
Abstract
The period which has been chosen for analysis, 1865 to 1887, was decisive in the history of Indian-white relations, for it was in these years that westward expansion rapidly closed the frontier and increased inter-racial contacts. From the point of view of the red man, it was an era of social and cultural crisis and the last stage of white exploitation. For the government, it was a time of decision, because it was no longer possible to temporize with the Indian question. The passage of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887, which established a general system of private land-ownership and citizenship for most Indians and which has been taken as the concluding point for this investi- gation, has commonly been interpreted as a turning point in Indian history.
Subject Area
Modern history|History
Recommended Citation
WALTMANN, HENRY GEORGE, "The Interior Department, War Department and Indian Policy, 1865–1887" (1962). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI6302410.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI6302410