US policy towards the Indians Flashcards
when was the indian removal act established?
28th May 1830
what did the removal act do?
forced indians living in eastern states to move west of the Mississippi river to separate them from white settlers
president Jackson promised they would never be asked to move again
how many indians had to move due to the removal act?
46,000
when was the indian trade and intercourse act established?
30th June 1834
what did the trade and intercourse act do?
set out a permanent frontier between the civilised white areas and the indians
who guarded the frontier?
a chain of US army forts
what else did the trade and intercourse act prevent?
whites from selling guns and alcohol to the indians
when did the US win the mexican-american war?
2nd february 1848
what impact did the US winning the war have on the indians?
the victory meant that the US gained more territory so they had to cross indian territory to get to the new states - going back on their promise they made during the removal act
when was the indian appropriations act?
29th february 1851
what did the appropriations act do?
funded the movement of indians onto reservations
how did the movement onto reservations affect the indians?
it eradicated their nomadic lifestyle and prevented them from hunting buffalo which was part of their culture
what did the government hope to achieve by the appropriations act?
making the indians more like white americans
when was president grant’s peace policy?
1868
what did the peace policy do?
replaced corrupt agents with religious men
