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4 days ago · With the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the U.S. Congress had given Jackson authority to negotiate removal treaties, exchanging Indian land in the East for land west of the Mississippi River. Jackson used the dispute with Georgia to put pressure on the Cherokees to sign a removal treaty.
May 17, 2024 · Cherokee Removal and the Trail of Tears. Primary source set and teaching guide from the Digital Public Library of America. Indian Removal Act: Primary Documents in American History. Digital materials at the Library of Congress related to the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and its after-effects, as well as links to external websites and a selected ...
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May 17, 2024 · In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, marking a turning point in the history of Native American displacement. This act authorized the federal government to forcibly remove Native American tribes from their lands in the eastern United States to west of the Mississippi River.
3 days ago · House Vote #149 in 1830 (21 st Congress) TO PASS S. 102. (P. 729). May 26, 1830 . This vote was related to S. 102: To provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the States or Territories, and for their removal West of the river Mississippi.. Vote Outcome.
6 days ago · An act of March 3, 1871, 15 Stat. 566, terminated native tribes' status as independent powers with which the United States could contract by treaty and brought Native Americans under tighter legislative control, ultimately assigning them to reservations.
4 days ago · The Second Seminole War (1835–1842) began as a result of the United States unilaterally voiding the Treaty of Moultrie Creek and demanding that all Seminoles relocate to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma under the Indian Removal Act (1830).
4 days ago · Overcoming opposition led by Senator Theodore Frelinghuysen, Jackson's allies won the passage of the Indian Removal Act in May 1830. The bill passed the House by a 102 to 97 vote, with most Southern congressmen voting for the bill and most Northern congressmen voting against it. [83]
