indian removal, 1813-1903

"[Looks at the] history of the forced migration of 80,000 Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s. On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the Mississippi River. Over the next decade, Native Americans saw their homelands and possessions stolen through fraud, intimidation, and murder. Thousands lost their lives. ... Claudio Saunt upends the common view that 'Indian Removal' was an inevitable chapter in US expansion across the continent. Instead, Saunt argues that it was a contested political act-resisted by both indigenous peoples and US citizens-that passed in Congress by a razor-thin margin. In telling the full story of this systematic, state-sponsored theft, Saunt reveals how expulsion became national policy, abetted by southern slave owners and financed by Wall Street"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Indian Removal Act promised Native Americans money and supplies to move west to an area called Indian Territory. The government said the Native Americans could live there forever. That promise was broken in the late 1800s"--Provided by publisher.

"[Looks at the] history of the forced migration of 80,000 Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s. On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the Mississippi River. Over the next decade, Native Americans saw their homelands and possessions stolen through fraud, intimidation, and murder. Thousands lost their lives. ... Claudio Saunt upends the common view that 'Indian Removal' was an inevitable chapter in US expansion across the continent. Instead, Saunt argues that it was a contested political act-resisted by both indigenous peoples and US citizens-that passed in Congress by a razor-thin margin. In telling the full story of this systematic, state-sponsored theft, Saunt reveals how expulsion became national policy, abetted by southern slave owners and financed by Wall Street"-- Provided by publisher.

Through a lense of primary sources, examines how First Nations and Native Peoples have been displaced in the United States and Canada through treaties, empty promises, and military force.

"Tells the story behind the law that forced thousands of American Indians out of their ancestral homelands. Each spread provides information about the context, wording, and lasting effects of the document paired with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images"--Amazon.com.

"In the 19th century, Americans focused on westward expansion. But as settlers stretched the limits of the frontier, they pushed many American Indians out of their homelands. For American Indians, it was a century of hardship. Yet through it all, they endured. They held on to their native cultures."--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations explore the expansion of America, which presented new challenges for the relationship between settlers and Native Americans.

"Examines how First Nations and Native Peoples have been displaced in the United States and Canada through treaties, empty promises, and military force. Through close examination of primary source images, documents, and first-hand accounts, readers will gain an understanding of how thousands were displaced and cultures threatened. Topics covered include government relations and policies, such as the Potlatch Law and the Dawes Act, as well as the creation of residential schools and other acts of forced assimilation. A look at relations today sheds light on the lasting repercussions."--Publisher.

Explores the history of Native Americans including their arrival to the North American continent, their life before the Europeans arrived, their eviction from their lands by the whites, and their lives on reservations.

A two-volume set that examines the American Indian removal process, discussing the original implementation by Andrew Jackson in 1830, the political, economic, and tribal factors that influenced the process, political debates over Indian removal, impact on specific tribes, and other related topics.