Documents of American Indian removal

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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781440854194
ISBN: 144085419X
ISBN: 9781440854200 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
xxiii, 266 pages ; 27 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.