JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Question
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How were Native Americans affected by the loss of their land?
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They were forced to move away from their land
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Many died of diseases, beatings, exhaustion, and starvation on their way to the territory
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Poor land made it difficult to farm in the Indian territory
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Native Peoples Lose their Land In the USA, as settlement expanded, the natives were induced or forced to move, after signing treaties selling their land. In this deal, the natives were often cheated by the Americans. Even high officials saw nothing wrong in depriving the natives of their land.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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