Mid-Term Project

By Vanibean
  • The Indian Removal Act

    The Indian Removal Act

    The government forces Natives off their land for new settlers.
  • The Trail Of Tears

    The Trail Of Tears

    The Natives were forced to travel to Indian Territory/present day Oklahoma on foot. Thousands of Natives died traveling due to poor conditions.
  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

    A dispute of slaves' freedom between the Union, north, and Confederacy, south, in the United States. The Natives sided with the Confederacy to keep slaves.
  • The Reconstruction Treaties

    The Reconstruction Treaties

    Treaty for Natives after the Civil War that abolished slavery. Natives have less control as the settlers build railroads and let cattlemen travel.
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act

    This divided the Indian Territory into individual pieces of land for the Natives to have personal ownership. It was an assimilation tactic.
  • The Oklahoma Land Rush

    The Oklahoma Land Rush

    Native land that was opened for sale to new settlers in where they would run or ride to claim the land.
  • The Indian Reorganization Act

    The Indian Reorganization Act

    A good step for the Natives to have control of their government and land, but it was not enough to undo the damages of assimilation.