timeline

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  • The Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act
    The Indian Removal act was a proceeding to remove the Natives from their original land.

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears
    The Trail of Tears was the removal of the five tribes to the west. This event caused over 3,000 natives to die due to sickness and more.

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War
    A war that happened between the Union and the Confederacy. It happened over slavery, the Union ended up winning this war.

  • The Reconstruction Treaties

    The Reconstruction Treaties
    The slaves had freedmon enrollment into the tribes having to become Tribal Members. More tribes were moved into the indian territory.

  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act
    A law passed in 1887 by the US congress to assimilate the Natives to the American culture. It impacted the tribal land ownership.

  • The Oklahoma Land Rush

    The Oklahoma Land Rush
    Where men and women rushed to purchase or claim homestead to live on.

  • The Indian Reorganization Act

    The Indian Reorganization Act
    The act aimed to reverse some harmless policies of the past ending land allotment policy and restored tribal land.