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Americans wanted land
Hoosiers wanted more land, they wanted the government to take action and remove the Native Americans of their land. They wanted to use the land for farming and new businness. -
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The Trail of Death
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Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act gave president, Andrew Jackson permission to forcibly remove Native Americans of their land. Many hoosiers were glad about the Andrew wasted no time getting the job done. -
Indiana Potawatomi
The Indaina Potawatomi signed nine treaties, ceding their remaining reservation in Indiana. The Government paid them 1 dollar for every acre for their land and they had to move west of the Mississippi. -
Treaty of the Yellow River
Was the most cotroversial treaty. The Three chiefs that signed this treaty gave up most of their land. -
The Journal
Father Benjamin Marie Petit accompanied the Potawatomi Indians on the Trail of Death. He kept a journal and wrote frequent letters about the journey. -
The Removal
More than 850 Potawatomi were gathered at gunpoint by Indiana's militia. They were force to march more than 600 miles from their homes to Kansas. It was also the deadline for the Potawatomi to vacate their land. -
Arrival
The Potawatomi Indians reached their destination in Osawatomi, Kansas. They have traveled around 660 miles in two months. Over the journey, 40 people died, most of them were children. -
Menominee
Menominee died after three years after their arrival to Kansas. His body was moved to Indiana in 1856. His remains rest under the Log Chapel at the University od Notre Dame in South Bend. Menominee was 28 years old when he died. He was a chief who thought that the treaties were frauds.
