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The Indian removal act
The indian removal act is the authorize the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
The trail of tears
the Trail of Tears was the forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast. Land grabs threatened tribes in the early 1800s. -
The civil war
The civil war was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. -
The Reconstruction Treaties
The Reconstruction Treaties was a amnesty for all crimes committed against the United States prior to the treaties. It included specific provisions of peace and friendship toward the United States. -
The dawes act
The law authorized the President to break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals. -
The Oklahoma Land Rush
The oklahoma land rush was men and women rushed to claim homesteads or to purchase lots in one of the many new towns that sprang into existence overnight. -
The Indian Reorganization Act
The act granted a new degree of autonomy to Native Americans in the United States, giving them greater control over their lands and allowing them to form legally recognized tribal governments.