The Trail Of Death (Dugan)

By cdugan20

  • Andrew Jackson signs Indian Removal Act

    Andrew Jackson signs Indian Removal Act
    Jackson ignored the advice from congress, who ruled the removal of Indians unconstitutional, and signed the Indian removal act.

  • The Treaty of Yellow River

    The Treaty of Yellow River
    Three of the chiefs that signed this treaty gave away most of the land of the Potawatomi. Sealing the fate of the Potawatomi in Indiana.

  • Deadline

    Deadline
    Those who signed the treaties, the majority of the Potawatomi, had peacefully vacated Indiana. However; many Indians refused to leave.

  • Beginning of the Death March

    Beginning of the Death March
    More than 850 Potawatomi Indians were gathered by armed soldiers and forced to march out of their North Indiana home.

  • Father Petit Dies

    Father Petit Dies
    At age 27, Father Petit died of a fever while returning to his home in Indiana.