Read the Fine Print
Educational Use
The U.S. Government used treaties as one means to displace Indians from their tribal lands, a mechanism that was strengthened with the Removal Act of 1830. In cases where this failed, the government sometimes violated both treaties and Supreme Court rulings to facilitate the spread of European Americans westward across the continent.
- Subject:
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Reading
- Provider:
- United States Office of the Historian
- Date Added:
- 12/01/2023