Documents of American Indian removal /

This powerful collection of documents illumines the experiences of the original people of the United States during American Indian removal, offering readers a unique standpoint from which to understand American identity and the historical processes that have shaped it.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martinez, Donna (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2019]
Series:Eyewitness to history (ABC-Clio Information Services)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Evaluating and interpreting primary documents
  • Historical introduction
  • Chronology
  • chapter 1. Evolution of federal government policies, 1778-1829
  • chapter 2. Rhetoric of removal, 1829-1830
  • chapter 3. Removals, 1830-1836
  • chapter 4. Ethnic cleansing, 1836-1844
  • chapter 5. Responses to removal, 1854-1879
  • chapter 6. Who owns the land? 1891-1932.