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The Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was used to forcefully remove the Native Americans from their land. -
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was relocating Natives from their original land to what is now Oklahoma. -
The Civil War
The Civil War was fought by the north and south states over slavery, the north was against it and the south was for it. -
The Reconstruction Treaties
The Reconstruction Treaties allowed for railroads to be built on tribal land, and freedom of slavery. -
The Dawes Act
A law that gave the federal government the right to break up tribal land and give individual land to families. -
The Oklahoma Land Rush
The Oklahoma Land Rush was the first land run into the unassigned lands of former Indian Territory. -
The Indian Reorganization Act
The Indian Reorganization Act gave the Natives their ow government.