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The Indian Appropriations Act of 1885 encouraged American Indians to
live freely on unoccupied lands.
divide their land into 160-acre plots.
sell unoccupied lands.
live confined on reservations.

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live confined on reservations.

The Indian Appropriations Acts provided funding to move tribes onto reservations and restrict their movement. (The 160‑acre allotments were part of the Dawes Act of 1887.)