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35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights

Trista June 6, 2019 16 min

Plimoth Patuxet Museums - Thanksgiving — Jennie A. Brownscombe's "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" from 1914. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

25. In 1830, Andrew Jackson Signed the Indian Removal Act

A portrait of the seventh president of the United States Andrew Jackson. Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

Andrew Jackson had built up his military career during the War of 1812 and by battling Native American tribes in Florida. He ran for the presidency on a campaign of fighting against the Native Americans and, after elected, held to his promises when he signed into law an act that would strip Native Americans of all their lands.

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25. In 1830, Andrew Jackson Signed the Indian Removal Act

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