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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 civil war
The North and the south caused the Civil War also known as the union and the Confederacy. they wanted to bring an end to slavery and from the differences between the north and South the civil war ended in 1865 as the natives sided with the Union they promised them a lot but after the war, they didn't treat them with respect -
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 -
The Oklahoma Land Rush
They gave the natives less land they used their lands for white settlement. -
The Indian Reorganization Act
The Indian Reorganization Act aimed to assimilation policies by promoting tribal self-government and also preserving natives culture and land rights