How were Indian reservations started?
Indian reservations started in part with the Indian Removal Act of 1830 signed by the president at the time, Andrew Jackson. This made Indians give up their homelands to the new American settlers east of the Mississippi River, in turn for land to the west of it. This forced the Indians to leave a place that they have lived all of their lives, along with all of their ancestors lives, for a new area that they have never been to. This led to the near 4,000 Cherokee deaths from The Trail of Tears along with a total of around 6,700 deaths of 4 other Indian tribes, including the Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes.
What were the consequences of the Indian Removal Act?
The Indian Removal Act, It was a highly controversial subject at the time, but the act eventually passed and was signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. It forced Indian tribes out of their native land and made them assimilate with the Europeans.
What happened on the Trail of Tears?
The Trail of Tears was started by Andrew Jackson's desire to relocate the 5 Civilized Tribes to the west of the Mississippi River. This required the Indians from those five tribes to make a trek from states such as Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee across the Mississipi River to states like Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
