As a result of the General Allotment Act (1887), the United States acquired more than 100 million acres of Indian land between 1887 and 1934.

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The General Allotment Act (also known as the Dawes Act) of 1887 aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society by dividing communal tribal lands into individual allotments. Surplus lands not allotted to Native Americans were sold to non-Native settlers, resulting in the transfer of more than 100 million acres of land from Native American ownership to the U.S. government and settlers by 1934.

As a Result of the General Allotment Act (1887), the United