Indian Territory in the
Civil War
In the 1830’s, the United States tried to concentrate its Indian population west of the Mississippi River, they were promised by the United states government land to be considered nations of their own.
Passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced the five Indian tribes who traveled what is called the “Trail of Tears” from the southeastern United States into the Indian Territory, now the state of Oklahoma.
The five Indian Tribes who lived in Indian Territory: Chickasaws, Cherokees (largest of the Indian tribes), Choctaws, Creeks and the Seminoles.
The “Five Civilized Tribes” brought with them to the Indian Territory an indigenous culture; ideas and practices from two centuries of contact with Africans and Europeans.
The ‘Five Civilized Tribes brought with them to Indian territory African slaves.
They “Five Civilized Tribes” brought connection with the United States; treaties between the United States and the sovereign Indian Nations that defined their territorial boundaries, rights and mutual obligations.
Passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced the five Indian tribes who traveled what is called the “Trail of Tears” from the southeastern United States into the Indian Territory, now the state of Oklahoma.
The five Indian Tribes who lived in Indian Territory: Chickasaws, Cherokees (largest of the Indian tribes), Choctaws, Creeks and the Seminoles.
The “Five Civilized Tribes” brought with them to the Indian Territory an indigenous culture; ideas and practices from two centuries of contact with Africans and Europeans.
The ‘Five Civilized Tribes brought with them to Indian territory African slaves.
They “Five Civilized Tribes” brought connection with the United States; treaties between the United States and the sovereign Indian Nations that defined their territorial boundaries, rights and mutual obligations.