JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Louisiana
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Oklahoma
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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: -Another act, passed in 1834, created what became known as Indian Territory; it included modern-day Oklahoma.
Detailed explanation-3: -These lands became known as Indian Territory, as they had been granted to certain Indian nations under the Indian Removal Act, in exchange for their historic territories east of the Mississippi River. Until this point, Native Americans had exclusively used the land.
Detailed explanation-4: -Half of Oklahoma Is Now Indian Territory.