All of them, those who stayed behind were forced to accept citizenship as "united states citizens" politically that removed any bonds to their tribal rights.
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The Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native Americans from their homelands to Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
The Indian Removal Act
All of the United States was "Indian territory ." Millions of Native Americans lived in North America when the Europeans arrived. They were killed, removed from ancestral lands, and discriminated against until many had been forced onto reservations.
All of the United States was "Indian territory ." Millions of Native Americans lived in North America when the Europeans arrived. They were killed, removed from ancestral lands, and discriminated against until many had been forced onto reservations.
The trail of tears
to prevent the Americans from expanding onto Indian territory
The original territory set aside for Native Americans was the present-day state of Oklahoma. Later, a smaller part of present-day Oklahoma was allocated for the Native Americans.
The Oklahoma Territory was chosen to house the Native Americans as a result of the Indian Intercourse Act of 1834. Congress set aside this land for the Native Americans.
Indian Removal
The Indian Removal Act
The result of the Indian Removal Act was that it allowed the President to remove Native Americans from their homelands. In return for the land they lost, the Native Americans would receive land in the Indian Territory, which is now the state of Oklahoma. by Mikayla Gear: > Native Americans were moved to lands west of the Mississippi River. (by gamzee for apex)