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Öykü Penceresi Metni
- Nicolas
- Edward
- Why were natives being forced from their land?
- Working on behalf of white settlers who wanted to grow cotton on the Indians' land, the federal government forced them to leave their homelands and walk hundreds of miles to a specially designated “Indian territory” across the Mississippi River.
- In 1831, the Supreme Court handed down a decision about the forcible movement of natives. What did they say?
- In 1831, the Supreme Court ruled that Natives had a right to their land but couldn't enforce it.
- What powers did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 give President Jackson?
- The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, giving the president the power to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.
- Why did the Americans want the natives to move west of the Mississippi River?
- So they could grow cotton on the Indians land.
- What types of foods might you have eaten while traveling along the Trail?
- Two cups of hot water a day, cornmeal, whatever they could hunt or gather.
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