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Indian Removal Act
President Jackson would give land west of the Mississippi River to Natives that would give up their land. -
Trail of tears
The displacement of over 60,000 natives from the 5 tribes (Cherokee, Chikashaw, Creek, Choctaw, Seminole.) -
The Civil War
War fought in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, mostly over different governments. -
The Reconstruction Treaties
Treaties made with the Natives after the Civil war for siding with the confederacy. -
The Dawes Act
Allowed the government to break up tribal lands by selling them. -
Oklahoma Land Rush
People would run into land that used to be owned by natives. -
The Indian Reorganization act
Allowed Indians to form tribal governments and gave them more control of their land.