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Many government officials felt that Native Americans should be assimilated into America's mainstream culture before they became enfranchised. The Dawes Act of 1887 was passed to help spur assimilation. It provided for the dissolution of Native American tribes as legal entities and the distribution of tribal lands among individual members (capped at 160 acres per head of family, 80 acres per adult single person) with remaining lands declared "surplus" and offered to non-Indian homesteaders. Among other things, it established Indian schools where Native American children were instructed in not only reading and writing, but also the social and domestic customs of white America.
The Dawes Act had a disastrous effect on many tribes, destroying traditional culture and society as well as causing the loss of as much as two-thirds of tribal land. The failure of the Dawes Act led to change in U.S. policy toward Native Americans. The drive to assimilate gave way to a more hands-off policy of allowing Native Americans the choice of either enfranchisement or self-government.
They probably want (a) but the real answer is neither.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts.
B. God
The Puritans believed that God had been protecting them in their journey and all success was attributed to God's grace and plan for the group. Puritans believed that they were graced by God and were meant to create a great new settlement. This belief inspired the words "city upon a hill" stated by Puritan leader John Winthrop. "City upon on a hill" was the statement that the Puritans were meant to be a model to the world on how to create a moral and value-based society. God's protection for the journey as well as in periods of starvation and war with Native Americans proved that they were meant to be a model and were blessed by God.
