The policy of allotment helped numerous American Indian
families, as each family received one hundred and sixty acres of land for the
purpose of farming. The Dawes Act or the General Allotment Act of 1887 gave the
power to the American President to survey the tribal lands and divide them
among the tribal’s for the sole purpose of farming and improving their
lifestyle. The main reason behind this land allotment was that the tribal’s
used very backward method for the purpose of cultivation of crops.
