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The war of 1812
indian claims to land were the biggest obstacles to American expansion. After the war of 1812 the U.S. government was determined to remove that obstacle. -
After the war of 1812
After the war of 1812, the Native Americans could offer little resistance. -
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Trail of Death
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When Indiana became a state
when indiana became a state in 1816, the Mi-ami and the Potawatomi were the most numerous remaining tribes. -
William Darby 1818
published in 1818, author william Darby notes that nearly two-thirds of its territory is yet in the hands of the indians. -
American removal act
in 1830 Congress sealed the fate of Native Americans by passing the indian Removal Act, giving Presi-dent Andrew Jackson the green light to forcibly move indians westward. -
new treities
The indiana Potawatomi signed nine treaties in 1836, ceding their remaining reservations in indiana to the United States. -
Treaty of the Yellow river
The treaty of the Yellow River, con-cluded on August 5, 1836, was by far the most contro-versial treaty. -
Tail of Death
On September 4, 1838, the exodus to Kansas, which came to be known as the Potawatomi trail of Death, began with more than 850 Potawatomi under armed guard. -
Final desination
The indians touched Kansas soil on November 2 and reached their final destination of Osawatomie, Kansas, on November 4, 1838. They had traveled around 660 miles in two months.