Complex sentence: By the mid 1860s, the conflict had forced the closing of all the native schools.3 months after the confiscation, in 1865, large amounts of land were returned to both rebel and loyal Māori.
Split into simpler sentences: By the mid 1860s, the conflict had forced the closing of all the native schools. Three months after the confiscation, in 1865, large amounts of land were returned to both rebel and loyal Māori.