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1906 Allotments take land from Alaska Native villages In the Alaska Native Allotment Act, the U.S. Congress establishes strict regulations about which Alaska ... |
1900 Native Hawaiians oppose U.S. annexation Nearly half the Native Hawaiians sign a petition to Congress opposing annexation. Liliu‘okalani, the ... |
1898 U.S. annexes Hawai‘i; seizes land; suppresses healers The U.S. annexes Hawai‘i and seizes royal and government lands. Launching aggressive assimilation policies, ... |
1887 U.S. subdivides reservation land; sells off surplus Congress passes the General Allotment Act, better known as the Dawes Severalty Act, which divides reservations ... |
1886 Apache armed resistance ends; Geronimo surrenders Goyathlay, a powerful Apache leader, also known as Geronimo, hands his rifle to a U.S. general in surrender. ... |
1875 Sugar industry booms; resources abused Hawai‘i’s sugar industry booms and becomes incredibly profitable after the Kingdom of Hawai‘i enters ... |
1872 General Mining Act gives rise to the taking of tribal lands President Ulysses S. Grant signs the General Mining Act into law, allowing individuals and corporations ... |
1870 U.S. requires Alaska Commercial Company to hire Unangan (Aleut) The U.S. government awards the Alaska Commercial Company an exclusive lease to hunt fur seals on the ... |
1870 Education promised to tribes is funded Congress earmarks the first federal funds for the education of Indians. Education, like health care, ... |
1865 Civil War general Stand Watie, Cherokee, surrenders last The Cherokee chief Stand Watie is the last Confederate general to surrender in the Civil War. Watie’ ... |