Before the Land Lottery
Before the Founding of Lawton

The Land Lottery and Land Auction
Land Lottery and Auction

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160 Acres for Each Indian
 
The first version of the Jerome Agreement was sent to the House.  It passed in March 1900.  The act said that each native would get 160 acres of land. 

But the law did not promise to pay the natives for the rest of their land.  So the Indian Rights Association tried to sway people to vote against the bill.  This pressure led to another version of the act. 

On July 6th, Congress passed the new version of the Jerome Agreement.  This time, the act stated terms all people could live with. 

Every native man, woman and child would get 160 acres of land. 

Sections 16 and 36 in every township would be set aside.  These two sections would be used for schools.

View the time line of events in the West from 1900-1917.

 
Comanche land grant

 

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