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Andrew Jackson, who was the president at the time, passed a law that removed Natives from their land. -
After the Indian Removal Act passed, Natives were forced to leave the land they lived on and connected with. Throughout the journey, many Natives died of starvation, dehydration, disease, and also died from the weather. That is how the journey got its name. -
The Civil War happened because of differences between the North and the South over their ideas on slavery. -
A treaty signed by tribes in Indian territory that abolished slavery. The loss of territory had Natives dealing with white settlers and other tribes. -
The Dawes act divided land for white settlers. The act was also an assimilation tactic. -
Native land was sold for cheap prices, which caused a lot of attraction by white people looking to settle. -
The Indian Reorganization Act would replace Native governments with the government that Americans used/followed.