Diplomacy
-According to the federal government at the time, Indian Appropriation Act of 1851 benefitted Native Americans because it:

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The Indian Appropriation Act of 1851 put Native Americans on reservations, which the government maintained would protect them from the flood of settlers that headed West due to the Gold Rush. This great restriction on Native Americans' movement foreshadowed the increasing intolerance toward Native Americans, which would culminate in the Plains Wars and near annihilation of Native Americans by the end of the century.

Diplomacy -According to the Federal Government at the Time, Indian Appropriation