35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights

35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights

Trista - June 6, 2019

35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights
A portrait of the seventh president of the United States Andrew Jackson. Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

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

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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