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This chart outlining Indian land cessions is composed of three columns containing the year of cession, acres acquired, and the amounts to be paid for these lands. According to the bottom of the chart, the total acres acquired by the United States totaled 419,429,446 and the total cost was $81,672,824.81. The chart covers the period between 1795 and 1838. It was published in the U.S. serial set as part of series 347, document 147, titled "Indians Removed to West Mississippi from 1789."
Creator: United States. Congress. House
Date: 1838-1839
This easy-to-understand chart can be used in the classroom to talk about how the Indian Removal Act was only a continuation of the United States' policy toward native groups. It could also be included in lessons about the motivations behind removal. Students can also compare the numbers of acres to the price paid for those acres in any given year.
KS:7th:1.4:Indian Removal (2005)
Item Number: 210393
Call Number: U.S. Congress. House of Representatives. The Executive Documents. 25th Cong., 3d. sess., vol. IV, 1838-1839. House Doc. 147. Serial 347.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210393
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Government policies
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Loss of land and resources
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Reasons for removal
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - House of Representatives
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Indian Removal Act
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Indian removal
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications
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