Indian Removal Act (around 1830) and the stuff that follows:
Indian Removal Act- http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1187738?sid=254448&webSiteCode=SLN_AMHIST&returnToPage=%2fTopics%2fDisplay%2f1187738%3fsid%3d254448&cid=23&oid=263244&useConcept=False&token=F0E781CCF1DEDAE31A3807244FA765E7&casError=False
Enacted on May 28, 1830 after one of the most contentious and bitter debates in Congress with the exception of the arguments over slavery, the Indian Removal Act proceeded to shift most of the nations of Indian tribes in the eastern United States to what was deemed "Indian country" in present-day Oklahoma. In the most notorious of the Indian removal efforts, President Andrew Jackson ordered the Cherokee nation off its land in Georgia in 1833. Although the tribe fought against the order in the U.S. court system, it was eventually forced to comply. As the Cherokee made their arduous journey to Oklahoma, starvation, illness, cold, and despair resulted in thousands of deaths, so that the journey is now remembered as the Trail of Tears.
Removing Indians west of the Mississippi River.
Forced Migration
Trail of Tears- http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1224798?terms=trail+of+tears
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