The Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887), adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians.
The U.S government established the Dawes Act in order to help Germany repay its debts, which in turn helped countries in debt to the United States settle their debts
