The Indian Removal Act was written in the early 1800s. The government used this act to move American Indians to land in the West. Why was this movement of people known as the Trail of Tears?

Which of the following led to a continuation of the treatment in the excerpt above? a)the brutality of the trans-atlantic african slave trade. b)spanish repression after violent native uprisings in new spain during the 16th century. c)european competition to quickly establish colonial holdings in the new world. d)the reliance of the spanish on native americans to provide labor under the encomienda system.

What is the name for the main idea behind the settling of western lands by americans in the early-1800s?

What was the main objective of the national origins act of 1924