Indian Removal policy of the United States

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United States federal policy forced relocation policy government policy

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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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Indian Removal Act of 1830	18
Indian Removal Act	6
Indian Removal era	6
Indian Removal policy of the United States canonical	6
Indian Removal	5
Indian Removal policies	3
Indian removal in the United States	2
United States Indian removal policy	2
Indian Removal in the United States	1
Indian Removal policies of the United States	1
Indian Removal policy	1
Indian removal	1
Indian removal policies of the United States	1
U.S. Indian Removal Act of 1830	1
United States Indian removal policies	1
United States Indian removal policy era	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal policy ⓘ forced relocation policy ⓘ government policy ⓘ
affectedGroup	Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
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	United States territorial expansion ⓘ surface form: Manifest Destiny white settler expansionism ⓘ
initiatedUnderPresident	Andrew Jackson ⓘ
keyEvent	Creek War of 1836 ⓘ Second Seminole War ⓘ Trail of Tears ⓘ
legalBasis	Indian Removal policy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 policy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Black Hawk War → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

Georgia Gold Rush → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act

Indian Removal policy of the United States → majorLegislation → Indian Removal policy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Indian Removal policy of the United States → legalBasis → Indian Removal policy of the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

United States–Native American wars → policyContext → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Jacksonian era → hasPart → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Native Americans → legalDocument → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act

Potawatomi → experienced → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian removal policies of the United States

Indigenous peoples of North America → hasHistoricalEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal in the United States

Indian Territory → significantEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal

Indian Territory → legislatedBy → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Andrew Jackson → notableWork → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Trail of Tears → partOf → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian removal

Trail of Tears → hasCause → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

United States territorial expansion → significantEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act

Worcester v. Georgia → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal policy

Second Seminole War → hasCause → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

Creek War of 1836 → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Antebellum period → significantEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal

First Seminole War → followedBy → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal era

Kawita (Coweta) people → forcedMigration → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Kawita people

this entity surface form: Indian Removal era

Southeastern Woodlands → impactedBy → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal policies

Shawnee → forcedRemoval → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal era

Treaty of 1837 with the United States → partOf → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Indian removal policy era

Creek (Muscogee) → wasSubjectOf → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal policies

Andrew Jackson presidency → keyPolicy → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal

Andrew Jackson presidency → majorEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Shawnee Nation → displacement → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal era

New Echota → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act

Cherokee Constitution of 1827 → relatedEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

Treaty of New Echota (1835) → relatedEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty of New Echota

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

“Five Civilized Tribes” → legalContext → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Five Civilized Tribes

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Principal Chief John Ross → faced → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

subject surface form: John Ross

this entity surface form: U.S. Indian Removal Act of 1830

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail → relatedEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail → relatedLegislation → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Seminole Wars → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act

Treaty of Payne’s Landing → relatedLegislation → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Florida militia → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Indian removal policy

Dade massacre → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek → partOf → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian removal in the United States

Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek → policyContext → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Treaty of Fort Jackson → relatedEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Indian removal policy

Treaty of Fort Jackson → precedes → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Treaty of Cusseta (1832) → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Battle of Wahoo Swamp → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian removal in the United States

Battle of Withlacoochee → relatedTo → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

Cherokee → wasSubjectOf → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Long Walk of the Navajo → partOf → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Indian removal policies

Cherokee lands within the State of Georgia → significantEvent → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal

Cherokee lands within the State of Georgia → affectedBy → Indian Removal policy of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830