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The Indian Removal Act
When Andrew Jackson ran for president he told them they would get the native's land. the natives were asked to assimilate into white Americans, but they refused. -
Trail of tears
In the trail of tears, natives had to give up their land and walk to Oklahoma lands. many natives die due to sickness, or bad weather. causing the Cherokee tribe to suffer the most -
The Reconstruction Treaties
After the Civil War, the US made Treaties with the Native Americans, this made it so the US government now governed the Natives and the Natives couldn't govern themselves any more removing any political power they had -
the dawes act
The Dawes Act made it so the land that the Native Americans were now assigned chunks of land