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The 1830 Indian Removal Act
The 1830 Indian Removal Act forced southeastern Cherokees, Creeks, Seminoles, Choctaws, and Chickasaws westward onto reservations, along the Trail of Tears.
Jerome Tiger, Endless Trail, 1966, Museum purchase, 1966.11.2, ©2010 The Philbrook Museum of Art, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Images of the Era: 1815-1851
Following the War of 1812, a stronger sense of national unity emerged in the United States. As America expanded westward, however, attempts to spread slavery into those new territories seriously divided the nation.