Mid-Term Project

By Yulissa Floress

  • The Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act
    The Indian Removal act was passed by president Andrew Jackson. Andrew jackson granted lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands that were within state borders.

  • The trail of tears

    The trail of tears
    The Indian removal forcibly removed thousands of Indians from their lands. This caused the trail of tears as they relocated to now state Oklahoma.

  • The Civil war

    The Civil war
    The Civil war was a war fought between different groups in the same state.

  • The Reconstruction Treaties

    The Reconstruction Treaties
    the Southern Treaty Commission was created to write new treaties with the Tribes that sided with Confederacy

  • The Dawes act

    The Dawes act
    Aimed to assimilate native Americans into American society.Tribal lands were divided into individual allotment.

  • The Oklahoma Land rush

    The Oklahoma Land rush
    The first Land rush into unassigned lands.

  • Indian Reorganization Act

    Indian Reorganization Act
    The Act granted a new degree of power to Native Americans in the United States, giving them greater control over their lands and letting them form legally recognized tribal governments.