La pérdida de la tierra por parte del campesinado y la ruina del artesanado condujeron a la formación del gran ejército de los proletarios, hombres carentes de propiedad y sin otros medios de existencia que la venta de

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.

general allotment act (dawes act) february 8, 1887

amendment to the dawes act, february 28, 1891

commission to the five civilized tribes (dawes commission), march 3, 1893