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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the debates, heightened by Westward Expansion, over federal and state power concerning slavery, and the government’s role in protecting and securing natural rights.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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Chapter 2: The Trail of Tears | Periscope
Chapter 2: The Trail of Tears | Periscope
Episode 5

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So what became of the once grand Cherokee nation? In 1830, the United States Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. The government of the United States wanted to move Native Americans from land in...