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Chapter 10 Section 3 (Indian Removal Act (Passed in 1830; authorized the…

- - - - Land in US (modern-day Oklahoma) that Congress wanted to move Native Americans to.
        
        Congress approved new government agency; Bureau of Indian Affairs
        
        Moving to New Territory
        
        Choctaw
        
        First to move to Indian Territory; forced to sign Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
        
        25% died because of cold, disease and starvation from lack of care from goverment
        
        Creek
        
        Resisted government and 14,500 were capture in 1836.
        
        brought to Indian Territory in chains
        
        Chickasaw
        
        Negotiated a treaty for better supplies on trip
        
        Many lives were lost anyways
- - - - They made their own government like the US.
        
        Sequoya-Cherokee that used 86 characters to represent Cherokee syllables to create writing system for their complex language.
        
        Adopting the white culture didn't protect them after gold was found on their land.
        
        White people started planning for the Cherokee's removal, and when they refused the white people attacked their towns.
        
        Worcester v. Georgia-the Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force.
        
        Court also stated that the federal government had authority over Native Americans and no the states.
        
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- - - - Called upon people to resist leaving; causing Second Seminole War
        
        soon was captured and died in Prison
        
        followers still fought; 4,000 removed and many killed
        
        U.S. surrendered and tribe stayed