The removal of indigenous people from the east, 1830–1838 (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Indian-Removal Act of 1830
Indian-Removal Act of 1830
Removal of SE Indian nations from lands for westward expansion
Year Indian-Removal Act signed
Year Indian-Removal Act signed
1830
President who signed Indian-Removal Act
President who signed Indian-Removal Act
President Jackson
Permanent Indian Frontier definition
Permanent Indian Frontier definition
Boundary between U.S. and Indian territory
Number of removal treaties
Number of removal treaties
About 70
Number of eastern Indians moved west
Number of eastern Indians moved west
Over 46,000
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Forced Cherokee relocation from Georgia; thousands died
Indian nations removed by force
Indian nations removed by force
Cherokee and Seminole
Manifest Destiny meaning
Manifest Destiny meaning
Belief in divine mission to expand territories coast to coast
Cotton Gin inventor and year
Cotton Gin inventor and year
Eli Whitney, 1793