besides the cherokee, name three other Native American groups who were forced to relocate

Social Studies · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Several Native American groups in the United States were forced to relocate during the 19th century. Besides the Cherokee, three other Native American groups that experienced forced relocations include:

  1. Choctaw Nation: The Choctaw people were one of the Five Civilized Tribes and were forcibly relocated from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to present-day Oklahoma in the 1830s. The journey, known as the Trail of Tears, resulted in the deaths of many Choctaw due to exposure, disease, and starvation.
  2. Navajo Nation: The Navajo people faced forced relocation during the 1860s in what is known as the Long Walk. They were moved from their homelands in the Four Corners region to Bosque Redondo in eastern New Mexico. The conditions were harsh, and many Navajo suffered during the forced march and subsequent internment.
  3. Seminole Nation: The Seminole people, another of the Five Civilized Tribes, were forcibly removed from their lands in Florida to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) during the 1830s. The Seminole resisted removal in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842), resulting in a prolonged and costly conflict.

These forced relocations were part of a broader policy of Indian removal implemented by the U.S. government, particularly under the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The policies and actions during this era had devastating consequences for many Native American communities, leading to loss of land, culture, and lives.

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