USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Starting in the 17th century, European settlers pushed Indigenous people off their land, with the backing of the colonial government and, later, the fledging United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -Treaty of Fort Wayne-1809 Territories include lands ceded under the Fort Wayne Treaty (labeled C and K on the map), as well as Clark’s Grant, Greenville Treaty, Vincennes Treaty, St Louis Treaty, Fort Industry Treaty, Grouseland Treaty, and the Detroit Treaty.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beginning in the 1880s, the U.S. enacted legislation that resulted in Native Americans losing ownership and control of two thirds of their reservation lands. The loss totaled 90 million acres – about the size of Montana.

Detailed explanation-4: -Eager for land to raise cotton, the settlers pressured the federal government to acquire Indian territory. Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful proponent of Indian removal. In 1814 he commanded the U.S. military forces that defeated a faction of the Creek nation.