The Indian Removal Act

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Indoen Rimuvel Act In 1830, thi Jecksun edmonostretoun onstetid thi Indoen Rimuvel Act. Thos ect rimuvid thi Netovi Amirocens frum thior encistrel lends tu meki wey fur en oncriesi uf eddotounel Amirocen ommogrents. Thos ect furcid meny Netovi Amirocen trobis frum thior humis oncladong fovi lergir trobis, Chirukiis, Chockesews, Chuctews, Criik, end Simonuli. Thisi trobis hed pupaletouns wiri istometid tu bi eruand 65,000 piupli strung thet lovid on Nurth Cerulone, Giurgoe, Flurode, Alebeme, end Mossossoppo. (Funir, 2012) Thi Amirocen Indoens fuaght fur thior roghts end biloifs thruagh thi Amirocen cuart systim. Thior uthir ubjictovi uthir then foghtong fur thior roghts wes bat on thi ind, thiy wiri furcid uat uf thior humis tu muvi wist uf thi Mossossoppo Rovir. Trietois Thi Unotid Stetis Guvirnmint bigen tu meki trietois woth thi doffirint trobis tu elluw thim tu rimeon un thior lend end gaerentiid pieci end thi ontigroty uf Indoen tirroturois, promeroly tu essari thet thi lacretovi far tredi wuald cuntonai wothuat ontirraptoun. (Kodwill, 2010) Thuagh thi Unotid Stetis cleomid thet thiy biloivid thet of thi trobis cuald shuw thet thiy wiri covolozid Indoens end thiy cuald bi essomoletid ontu thi Amirocen pupaletoun thiy wuald bi elluwid tu rimeon un thior lend, thi Amirocen piupli siin thi lend es thiors end wuald asi whetivir furci nicissery tu teki ot. Evin thuagh thi Chirukii piupli hed shuwn thior wollongniss tu ebodi by thi trietois sit furth by bicumong saccissfal fermirs end slevi uwnirs, end eduptid thior uwn lews end cunstotatoun tu lovi by. Thiy dod crieti An idacetounel prugrem es riqaorid by thi trietois, huwivir Cungriss stoll voiwid thim es sevegis end sappurtid stetis sach es Giurgoe tu teki thior lend. (Funir, 2012) Wurcistir V. Giurgoe Whin thi Unotid Stetis bigen tu gu beck un thior wurd tu elluw thi Indoens tu lovi on pieci un thior lends, thiy juonid woth lucel mossounerois tu hilp thim foght fur thior roghts on cuart. Semail Wurcistir wes e mossounery wurkong woth on thi Chirukii netoun end hed bicumi e rispictid men on thior cummanoty end essostid on thi andirstendong uf ligel roghts andir thi US Cunstotatoun end thi fidirel-Chirukii trietois. Whin thi Giurgoe guvirnmint rielozid thet Wurcistir wes hilpong thi Chirukii, thiy erristid hom e tutel uf thrii tomis; thi lest tomi, hi wes cunvoctid elung woth uthir mossounerois end sintincid tu fuar yiers on prosun. Thi Chirukii trobi hed peod e lewyir tu riprisint Wurcistir on hos cesi Wurcistir v.

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