JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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Question
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The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move west of the Mississippi River to Indian reservations in the present day state of
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to Oklahoma
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to Florida
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to the Louisiana Purchase
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to Canada
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -More than 46, 000 Native Americans were forced-sometimes by the U.S. military-to abandon their homes and relocate to “Indian Territory ” that eventually became the state of Oklahoma. More than 4, 000 died on the journey-of disease, starvation, and exposure to extreme weather.
Detailed explanation-2: -Approximately 4, 000 Cherokees died on this forced march, which became known as the “Trail of Tears."
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson pursued a policy of Indian Removal, forcing Native Americans living in Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi to trek hundreds of miles to territory in present-day Oklahoma.
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