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The Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. cite: https://guides.loc.gov/indian-removal-act#:~:text=The%20Indian%20Removal%20Act%20was,lands%20within%20existing%20state%20borders. -
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trail of tears
Andrew Jackson, who led the country from 1828 to 1837, the Trail of Tears (1837 to 1839) was the forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast. Land grabs threatened tribes throughout the South and Southeast in the early 1800s Cite:
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The Civil War
Between 1861 and 1865, 10,000 battles and engagements were fought across the continent, from Vermont to the New Mexico Territory, and beyond, and was a fight about slaves cite: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war#:~:text=Between%201861%20and%201865%2C%2010%2C000,more%20than%203%20million%20slaves. -
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The Reconstruction Treaties
The Five Civilized Tribes agreed to draft treaties, but final treaties were signed in Washington, D.C. during the year of 1866. All the treaties contained: amnesty for all crimes committed against the United States prior to the treaties. included specific provisions of peace and friendship toward the United States.
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The Dawes Act
Also known as the General Allotment Act, the law authorized the President to break up reservation land, which was held in common by the members of a tribe, into small allotments to be parceled out to individuals. Thus, Native Americans registering on a tribal "roll" were granted allotments of reservation land. cite: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dawes-act#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20the%20General,granted%20allotments%20of%20reservation%20land. -
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The Oklahoma Land Rush
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The Indian Reorganization Act