It provided a land space for settlers who could utilize the land for work. The land was given for logging and mining because the land given was deemed "unfit for farming". The land was sold at around $2.50/acre and 160 acres was the limit to purchase. -KL
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People who wanted to own land but didn't afford to. they had to live on land and plant a special amount of trees.
The Quartering Act of 1765 forced the colonies to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers after the French and Indian War. This was a method of regaining control of the colonies for the British.
The Dawes Act fulfilled a desire of the U.S. government to suppress the Indian way of life & force assimilation to white culture.
to take in a soldier and house and feed them, also they made them pay for there own defence
The Dawes Act was supposed to assimilate the Native Americans into the white culture by breaking up their reservations and giving them individual tracts of land.
Required the Colonist's to provide Barracks & supplies for the British Troops .