JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Creek
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Choctaw
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Iroquois
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Seminole
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek stipulated the removal of Choctaws from Mississippi. 1831 The Choctaw Nation began removal from Mississippi to Indian Territory, becoming the first of the Five Tribes to be forcibly removed.
Detailed explanation-2: -After heated debate, President Andrew Jackson and the US Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, forcing the Choctaw and other tribes, to relinquish their homelands completely, and move westward. The act passed the House in May 1830, by only five votes.
Detailed explanation-3: -As one of the United States’ original first nations, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only Federally-recognized American Indian tribe living within the State of Mississippi. We have more than 11, 000 members strong. Our Choctaw lands cover over 35, 000 acres in ten different counties in Mississippi.