Native American history

By Marcos Castro

  • 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. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.

  • Trail of Tears

    Between 1830 and 1850, about 100,000 American Indians living between Michigan, Louisiana, and Florida moved west after the U.S. government coerced treaties or used the U.S. Army against those resisting. Many were treated brutally. An estimated 3,500 Creeks died in Alabama and on their westward journey.

  • The Civil War

    The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union. The Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict. A key issue was states' rights.

  • 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.

  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes act was passed in 1887 by the US Congress, it was also know as the General Allotment Act. Dazz Act is about aiming to assimilate native Americans to American society. It impacted tribal land owner ship and culture. Tribal land was divided into individual allotments. 160 acres to each family, 80 acres to each person single person over 18. 40 acres to each single person under 18. They have to become US citizens to be given land

  • The Oklahoma land rush

    The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was the first land run into the Unassigned Lands of former Indian Territory, which had earlier been assigned to the Creek and Seminole peoples. By setting the stage for non-Indian settlement of other sections of Indian Territory, the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 quickly led to the creation of Oklahoma Territory under the Organic Act of 1890 and ultimately to the formation of the forty-sixth state of the Union, Oklahoma, in 1907.

  • The Indian reorganization Act

    Indian Reorganization Act, (June 18, 1934), measure enacted by the U.S. Congress, aimed at decreasing federal control of American Indian affairs and increasing Indian self-government and responsibility. It also offers federal subsidies to tribes that adopt constitutions like that of the United States and replace their governments with city council–style governments. The new governments lack the checks and balances of power that had inspired the Founding Fathers of the United States.