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What was the status of the Cherokee people after the allotment of lands under the Dawes Act?
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After the allotment of lands to households under the Dawes Act, all Cherokee people were considered state and United States citizens. The act aimed to promote assimilation and extinguish Indian governments and land claims in preparation for the admission of Oklahoma as a state in 1907.
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