Stewart, Mark.

The Indian Removal Act : forced relocation / by Mark Stewart. - Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, 2007. - 96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. - Snapshots in history .

Includes index and glossary.

Includes bibliographic references.

The trail where they cried -- Cultures in contact -- A new nation -- Land exchange -- A swift removal -- A matter for the courts -- Leaving the land -- Living in the West.

Describes the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and how it sparked intense moral and political debate. The act led to the near-destruction of five powerful Southeastern tribes, and exposed the widening gap between the young country?s ideals and its actions. Includes source notes and timeline.

6-8 6-8 1120L Lexile



0756524520 $33.26

2006027084


Native Americans--Relocation.
Native Americans--Government relations.
Forced migration--Government policy--History.--United States
Land tenure--Government policy--History.--United States


United States--Territorial expansion.
United States--Race relations.

E98.R3

973.04/97

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