JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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present-day Oklahoma
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present-day Arkansas
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south of the Blue Ridge Mountains
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east of the Mississippi River
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Detailed explanation-1: -A region conceived as “the Indian country” was specified in 1825 as all the land lying west of the Mississippi. Eventually, the Indian country or the Indian Territory would encompass the present states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and part of Iowa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Half of Oklahoma Is Now Indian Territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Originally located in the southeastern United States in parts of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, the Cherokee Nation was forced to relocate to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 after gold was discovered in our homelands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Another act, passed in 1834, created what became known as Indian Territory; it included modern-day Oklahoma.
Detailed explanation-5: -Supreme Court Rules That About Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land. On the surface, this might look like a cut-and-dried case. In the aftermath of the court’s 2019 decision, the state was no longer empowered to prosecute those accused of committing crimes on Indian territory.