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The Indian Removal Act
This act signed by Andrew Jackson granted land west of the Mississippi to be turned into Indian lands. Natives would move and be forced into the unsettled land. -
The Trail of Tears
60,000 Native Americans in the eastern United States were forcibly moved. They were moved to Indian territory or modern-day Oklahoma. -
The Civil War
The United States was split into the Union and the Confederacy. Some tribes sided with the Confederates due to them also owning slaves. -
The Dawes Act
This act made it so that reserved land was broken into individual plots for natives. The remaining land was sold off to white settlers. -
The Indian Reorganization Act
This act allowed Native Americans to get more control over their land. This let Natives form tribal governments that others would recognize.