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Indian Removal Act
The president granted lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. https://guides.loc.gov/indian-removal-act#:~:text=May%2014%2C%202019-,Introduction,many%20resisted%20the%20relocation%20policy. -
Trail of Tears
They were forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast. https://www.nps.gov/articles/trailoftears.htm#:~:text=Guided%20by%20policies%20favored%20by,Southeast%20in%20the%20early%201800s. -
Civil War
Fought over the moral issue of slavery. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Civil_War_Begins.htm#:~:text=At%204%3A30%20a.m.%20on,beginning%20of%20the%20Civil%20War. -
The Reconstruction Treaties
Amnesty for all crimes committed against the United States before the treaties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Treaties#:~:text=The%20Five%20Civilized%20Tribes%20agreed,during%20the%20year%20of%201866.&text=All%20the%20treaties%20contained%3A,friendship%20toward%20the%20United%20States -
Dawes Act
The President was authorized to divide reservation land held in common by a tribe into small allotments for individuals. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dawes-act#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20the%20General,granted%20allotments%20of%20reservation%20land. -
The Oklahoma Land Rush
Men and women rushed to claim homesteads or purchase lots in one of the many new towns that existed overnight. https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=LA014#:~:text=Men%20and%20women%20rushed%20to,the%20same%20farm%20or%20lot. -
The Indian Reorganization Act
Aimed at decreasing federal control of American Indian affairs and increasing Indian self-government and responsibility. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Reorganization-Act#:~:text=Indian%20Reorganization%20Act%2C%20(June%2018,Indian%20self%2Dgovernment%20and%20responsibility.