JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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Question
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Which of the following methods was used to relocate Native Americans in the 1830s?
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giving tribes more desirable land elsewhere
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pressuring tribes to accept unfair treaties
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offering reasonable prices for tribal territories
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extending voting rights to tribal members
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On March 28, 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, beginning the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans in what became known as the Trail of Tears.
Detailed explanation-2: -Guided by policies favored by President Andrew Jackson, who led the country from 1828 to 1837, the Trail of Tears (1837 to 1839) was the forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast.
Detailed explanation-3: -Between the 1830 Indian Removal Act and 1850, the U.S. government used forced treaties and/or U.S. Army action to move about 100, 000 American Indians living east of the Mississippi River, westward to Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma.
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