Question
After the Civil War had ended, what Acts or Laws that had been placed to lower or diminish the rights or abilities of the Native Americans were amended later on?
Answers
GPT 3.5
Several Acts and Laws that had previously limited or diminished the rights of Native Americans were amended or repealed in the years following the Civil War. Some of these include:
1. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, which had forcibly relocated Native American tribes from their ancestral lands, was repealed in 1940.
2. The Dawes Act of 1887, which had divided Native American reservation land into individual allotments, was amended in 1934 with the passage of the Indian Reorganization Act, which aimed to reverse the effects of the Dawes Act by promoting self-government and tribal sovereignty.
3. The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 granted citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States, but many Native Americans were still denied the right to vote due to discriminatory state laws. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped protect the voting rights of Native Americans and other minority groups.
4. The Termination and Relocation policies of the mid-20th century, which aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society by terminating tribal sovereignty and relocating individuals to urban areas, were largely abandoned in the 1970s with the passage of laws like the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, which gave tribes more control over their own affairs and resources.
1. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, which had forcibly relocated Native American tribes from their ancestral lands, was repealed in 1940.
2. The Dawes Act of 1887, which had divided Native American reservation land into individual allotments, was amended in 1934 with the passage of the Indian Reorganization Act, which aimed to reverse the effects of the Dawes Act by promoting self-government and tribal sovereignty.
3. The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 granted citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States, but many Native Americans were still denied the right to vote due to discriminatory state laws. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped protect the voting rights of Native Americans and other minority groups.
4. The Termination and Relocation policies of the mid-20th century, which aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society by terminating tribal sovereignty and relocating individuals to urban areas, were largely abandoned in the 1970s with the passage of laws like the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, which gave tribes more control over their own affairs and resources.