Question

How did the Indian Appropriations Act of 1885 effect native americans

Answer 1

The Indian Appropriations Act of 1885 was a law that stated Native Americans weren't their own group of people but Americans. It also created reservations. This affected the Native Americans in a positive way because it created reservations. It said that certain land publicly belonged to Native Americans only. This was a good thing because Native American and settler tension was increasing because settlers were known to over-step their boundaries (no pun intended)