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Claims were trouble
Indian claims to land were the biggest obstacle to American Expansion. This causes many problems when American settlers wanted to move and spread out more. -
Fate of the Native Americans
In 1830 Congress sealed the fate of Native Americans by passing the Indians Removal Act, which gave President Andrew Jackson the green light to forcibly move Indians westward. -
The treaties are signed
The Patowami signed nine treaties in 1836, ceding there remain reservation in Indiana to the United States. -
Moving Time
August 5, 1838 was the deadline for the Potawatomi to vacate their land. Some Potawatomi had already left the area, but Menominee and other had not. -
Home Defense
White Settlers that had anticipated the departure of all the Potawatomi they started to come into the tribal area. When they did this -
Village sent to the ground
After the violence had been settled and Menominee had been arrested, Tipton and his men had set fire to the village to discourage Potawatomi from returning. -
The start of a long journey
Many Potawatomi people were walking along people riding horses and in wagons. There were the sick in the wagons and the older on horses. The children had walked most of the way. Everyone was in a single file line when they were traveling as well, which was watched and guarded on each side by American soldiers. -
The start of death
The government had wanted the Potawatomi people to be out of Indiana for a long time, but they put very little time into how the journey should be conducted. There was very little water and the food was scarce. It was also very hot and dry along the journey. On the second day of traveling a baby had died which was the first of many deaths to follow. -
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Finally home to a new home
The Potawatomi people had touched Kansas soil on November 2. At a couple more day they had reached their finally destination on November 4. -
Hassle at the Missouri River
On October 10 the Potawatomi had to cross the Missouri River on steam ferry boats. It took the Potawatomi almost a month to traverse and navigate the Missouri river.