Mid Term Project

By RicardoOrtizz
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

    An act that Andrew Jackson made the Native Americans move from Mississippi to Oklahoma.
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    When Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act. This caused the Native Americans to need to walk over 5000 hours from their home in Southeastern United States to the now Oklahoma.
  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

    The American Civil War was between the Union and the Confederacy. Started when 19 States left the Union. It mostly was over the morality of slavery.
  • The Reconstruction Treaties

    The Reconstruction Treaties

    New treaties for the tribes that sided with the confederacy. First was to abolish slavery and give the freedman rights. The second was to form intertribal council. The third was that tribes would give up land when a railroad needed to be built.
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act

    The president broke up reservation land into smaller parts to give to people. This land was owned and stolen from Native Americans
  • The Oklahoma Land Rush

    The Oklahoma Land Rush

    Men and women rushed in with their horses to claim and purchase now-available lands that randomly appeared. It is said that over 11,00 homesteads were claimed.
  • The Reorganizational Act

    The Reorganizational Act

    All five tribes and the government signed it. It aimed at decreasing decreasing federal control of Native American affairs and increasing Native self government and responsibility.