Read the excerpt from "American Indian Civil Rights." In this excerpt, the setting
One of the most sweeping blows to the American
Indian community occurred in 1830 when President
O creates a mood.
Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. As a
O develops a character.
result, the government negotiated with tribes to move
O fuels the external conflict.
them to land west of the Mississippi River. The
creates an internal
government then acquired their previously inhabited
conist
land. Some tribes reluctantly went along with the act.
However, many did not want to abandon their
homelands.