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The Indian removal Act
5 tribes resisted adapting to white assimilation. America was starting to grow and needed more land for white settlers. Andrew Jackson in 1830 Southeastern Tribes to relocate to land west of the Mississippi. The Indian removal act was passed by Andrew Jackson in 1830. Some people took it without getting mad or upset but some resisted. 100,000 Natives had to give up their ancestral homeland and move to unfamiliar territory. -
The trail of tears
The Trails of Tears date starts in May of 1830 and ends in March of 1839. Natives traveled over 5,000 miles to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) on the Trail of tears. Many Native americans died on the trail due to Starvation, Sickness, Extreme hot & cold temps ,Exhaustion and the Cherokee Tribe suffered the most. -
The Civil War
Causes of the civil war were because of the differences between the north and the south,Tariffs, and the Slavery & Abolitionist Movement. The Union won the the civil war which is the North. Many tribes signed treaties and made alliances with the
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The Reconstruction Treaties
The reconstruction treaties was a treaty signed by Tribes in Indian Territory that abolished slavery. There was loss of territory meant dealing with white settlers and other native tribes. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes act divided up reservation land into individual plots for ownership. It made way for white settlement and it was an assimilation tactic. Also known as the General Allotment Act. It was passed by Congress in 1887.It Divided up reservation land into individual plots for ownership. -
The Oklahoma Land Rush
Land in Indian Territory was opened for settlement
This was the first major white settlement in the
territory.Settlers could claim 160 acres of land and land was very cheap. -
The Indian Reorganization Act
Encouraged tribes to assimilate into white culture on
their own. Encouraged tribes to create their own constitution modeled after the U.S. one It was a step in the right direction for natives rights, but still not good enough. It encouraged tribes to create their own constitution modeled after the U.S. one.