Indian Removal policy of the United States
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The Indian Removal policy of the United States was a 19th-century federal strategy that forcibly displaced Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the East to territories west of the Mississippi River, leading to widespread suffering and events such as the Trail of Tears.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal policy
→
forced relocation policy → government policy → |
| affectedGroup |
Cherokee Nation
→
Chickasaw Nation → Choctaw Nation → Creek (Muscogee) Nation → Seminole → numerous smaller Native American nations → |
| appliesTo |
Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern United States
→
Native American nations → |
| constitutionalIssue |
federal versus state authority over Indian affairs
→
|
| continuedUnderPresident |
Martin Van Buren
→
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| country |
United States
→
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| criticizedBy |
Christian missionaries
→
abolitionists and humanitarians → some members of the U.S. Congress → |
| destinationRegion |
Indian Territory
→
lands west of the Mississippi River → |
| goal |
opening eastern lands to white settlement
→
relocation of Native American nations west of the Mississippi River → |
| historicalAssessment |
viewed as a grave injustice against Native Americans
→
widely regarded as an act of ethnic cleansing → |
| ideologicalJustification |
Manifest Destiny
→
white settler expansionism → |
| initiatedUnderPresident |
Andrew Jackson
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|
| keyEvent |
Creek War of 1836
→
Second Seminole War → Trail of Tears → |
| legalBasis |
Indian Removal Act of 1830
→
|
| longTermConsequence |
creation of reservations in the West
→
lasting trauma in Native American communities → major demographic changes in the American South → precedent for later U.S. Indian policies → |
| majorLegislation |
Indian Removal Act of 1830
→
|
| method |
coercive diplomacy
→
military force → treaty-making → |
| relatedCourtCase |
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
→
Worcester v. Georgia → |
| result |
Trail of Tears
→
expansion of plantation slavery in the Southeast → forced displacement of Native American nations → loss of ancestral homelands for Native nations → mass death among removed Native Americans → |
| startPeriod |
1820s
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| timePeriod |
19th century
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Referenced by (25)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Black Hawk War
→
Creek War of 1836 ("Indian Removal Act of 1830") → Georgia Gold Rush ("Indian Removal Act") → Worcester v. Georgia ("Indian Removal policy") → |
relatedTo |
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Antebellum period
("Indian Removal")
→
Indian Territory ("Indian Removal") → United States territorial expansion ("Indian Removal Act") → |
significantEvent |
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Second Seminole War
→
Trail of Tears ("Indian Removal Act of 1830") → |
hasCause |
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Trail of Tears
("Indian removal")
→
Treaty of 1837 with the United States ("United States Indian removal policy era") → |
partOf |
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Potawatomi
("Indian removal policies of the United States")
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experienced |
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First Seminole War
("Indian Removal era")
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followedBy |
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Kawita people
("Indian Removal era")
→
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forcedMigration |
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Shawnee
("Indian Removal era")
→
|
forcedRemoval |
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Indigenous peoples of North America
("Indian Removal in the United States")
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hasHistoricalEvent |
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Jacksonian era
("Indian Removal Act of 1830")
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hasPart |
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Southeastern Woodlands
("Indian Removal policies")
→
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impactedBy |
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Indian Removal policy of the United States
("Indian Removal Act of 1830")
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legalBasis |
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Native Americans
("Indian Removal Act")
→
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legalDocument |
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Indian Territory
("Indian Removal Act of 1830")
→
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legislatedBy |
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Indian Removal policy of the United States
("Indian Removal Act of 1830")
→
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majorLegislation |
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Andrew Jackson
("Indian Removal Act of 1830")
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notableWork |
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United States–Native American wars
("Indian Removal Act of 1830")
→
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policyContext |
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Creek (Muscogee)
("Indian Removal policies")
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wasSubjectOf |