Question

What did tribal allotment result in?

Answer 1

When the allotment process began in 1887, the total land held by American Indian tribes on reservations equaled 138,000,000 acres. By the end of the allotment period landholdings had been reduced to 48,000,000 acres. Since 1934 the landholdings have slowly increased to 56,000,000 acres.

Answer 2

Tribal lands not allotted to Native Americans on the reservation were to be sold to the United States and the land would be opened for homesteading.