What was one motivation for federal lawmakers to pass the dawes act of 1887? a. public outcry to abolish slavery in the indian territory b. the temperance movement and its calls to institute prohibition in the territories c. the theory that american indians would appreciate the benefits of establishing private property to care for their families d. the president’s approval of new taxation for indian territory

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.

spanish executed counts egmont and horne in brussels.