Identify and State the Historical Significance of the Following

question 73

Short Answer

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dawes Severalty Act

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Definitions:

Supreme Court

The highest judicial court in the United States, which has the ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of federal law.

Loving V. Virginia

A landmark 1967 Supreme Court case that declared state laws banning interracial marriage unconstitutional, thus allowing Richard and Mildred Loving, and others like them, to legally marry.

Interracial Marriage

A marriage between individuals of different racial backgrounds, often challenging social norms and reflecting societal attitudes towards race.

Silent Spring

A 1962 book by biologist Rachel Carson about the destructive impact of the widely used insecticide DDT that launched the modern environmentalist movement.