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.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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