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Native American

By kcolemangwd51
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

    law forcing native tribes to move west of the Mississippi led to the trail of ears.
  • Trail Of Tears

    Trail Of Tears

    Thousands of Cherokee were forced west many died from cold, hunger, and disease.
  • Indian Appropriations Act

    Indian Appropriations Act

    Created reservations, limiting native land and movement.
  • Fort Laramie Treaty

    Fort Laramie Treaty

    Guaranteed Sioux land in the Black Hills, later broken when gold was found.
  • Battle Of Little Bighorn

    Battle Of Little Bighorn

    Sioux and Cheyenne defeated U.S. troops, defending their land.
  • Dawes Act

    Dawes Act

    Divided tribal land into individual plots, reducing native land ownership.
  • Wounded Knee Massacre

    Wounded Knee Massacre

    U.S. soldiers killed over 250 Sioux, ended native armed resistance.
  • Indian Reorganization Act

    Indian Reorganization Act

    restored some self government and tribal land to native nations.
  • Indian Civil Rights Act

    Indian Civil Rights Act

    Gave Native Americans similar rights as U.S. citizens while respecting tribal laws.
  • American Indian Religious Freedom Act

    American Indian Religious Freedom Act

    Protected native people's right to practice traditional religions.