Impact of Indian
Removal Act
Hayden Eisenstein
The Trail of Tears
When the Native
Americans were forced
out of their home lands,
many died. Families
were broken apart,
some unfortunately died
from disease. During
this time, many felt
hopeless.
In the mid 19th century,
the federal government
dictated what the
natives could do, where
they could go, where
they couldn’t, etc.
The natives were
heavily impacted
economically because of
the harsh restrictions on
land. Their farms
profited very little.
What makes this even
more difficult was that
most did not know how
to set up advanced
irrigation systems
Our Controlling Nation
As the Native Americans
were being forced out of
their ancestral lands, the
government thought it
would be best for the
natives to assimilate to
American culture.
The United States forced
the natives to have “white
man education.” This
affected their language,
atitudes, clothes, and
ultimately, their lifestyles.
America essentially
wanted the natives to
blend into the
background of the
American population.
Assimilation Policies
Modern Times