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Indian Removal Act

Indian Removal Act. Native American Reservations (2013). Native American reservations are some of the poorest areas in the United States. Casinos are one of the main money incomes for reservations.

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Indian Removal Act

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  1. Indian Removal Act

  2. Native American Reservations (2013) • Native American reservations are some of the poorest areas in the United States. • Casinos are one of the main money incomes for reservations. • Only 1.7%(5.2 million people) of American citizens are Native American and are some of the poorest citizens in the US • Some Native Americans work for free

  3. Average American Citizen Life (2013) • The average American family brings in $77,843 annually (white) • Minimum wage for working Americans is $7 • 93% of white households own a car • Most of high school graduate Americans are educated all the way through college.

  4. Indian Removal Act • Based on the current living conditions of Native and White Americans, the Indian Removal Act is justified. This act offered trade of land with the Native Americans. The IRA did not allow Andrew Jackson to forcefully remove Native Americans from their land, only to exchange land with them. The act clearly stated that the United States was not to disturb the Native Americans tribes.

  5. Andrew Jackson’s Actions • Andrew Jackson’s actions were unconstitutional because he did not follow the IRA. The Supreme Court ruled that the removal of Natives forcefully was unconstitutional. The Natives were not allowed to bring anything from their homes except for the clothes on their backs. Many Natives died once they got to their reservations because they did not know how to farm for food, they only knew how to hunt.

  6. Sources • Bibliography • Bureau of Public Affairs. Office of Historian. 12 November 2012. October 2013 <http://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/IndianTreaties>. • Civics Online. Civics Online Timeline. 20 March 2005. October 2013 <http://www.civics-online.org/timeline/>. • Factsbarn. Facts Barn. 21 July 2013. October 2013 <http://www.factsbarn.com/?s=Native+American&x=0&y=0>. • Government. Historical Income Tables. 17 September 2013. 22 October 2013 <http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/household/>. • History Matters. The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears: Cause, Effect and Justification. 2012. October 2013 <http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/7402>. • Race and Poverty Department. Urban Poverty. 2012. 23 October 2013 <http://www.urbanhabitat.org/node/306>. • US Congress 1830. UC Davis. 28 May 1830. October 2013 <http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/programs/teaching-democracy/programs/teaching-democracy/copy_of_teaching-democracy/indian-removal-act-of-1830>.

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