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1830 President Jackson authorizes Native peoples’ removal from Georgia President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the Army to force Cherokee, Chickasaw, ... |
1831 Supreme Court rules Indian nations not subject to state law The second of three court cases (the “Marshall Trilogy”) that become the foundation of American Indian ... |
1831 The Removal Act affects Choctaw first The Removal Act that President Andrew Jackson pressed through Congress becomes a reality as the Choctaw ... |
1832 Some Seminoles, Creeks evade U.S. forced relocation When the U.S., enforcing the Removal Act, coerces many Seminoles to march to Indian Territory (which ... |
1832 U.S. vaccinates Native peoples on the frontier against smallpox Congress passes the Indian Vaccination Act and appropriates $12,000 to hire physicians to vaccinate Native ... |
1832 Supreme Court rules U.S. must treat tribes as nations The third of three court cases (the “Marshall Trilogy”) that become the foundation of American Indian ... |
1834 Muscogee Creek are forced out of Alabama The U.S. Department of War forcibly removes the remaining 20,000 Muscogee Creek from Alabama to Indian ... |
1837 Chickasaw are removed to Indian Territory The U.S. Department of War forcibly removes the Chickasaw from Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama, and Tennessee, ... |
1838 Cherokee die on Trail of Tears The U.S. Department of War forcibly removes approximately 17,000 Cherokee to Indian Territory (which ... |
1846 After the Mexican War, doctors reach western tribes The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican War (1846–48) between the U.S. and Mexico. The agreement ... |