Indian Removal

Indian Removal was a policy in the 1800s in the United States when the government forced Native Americans to move away from their homes. The government said that Native Americans had to move from their homes in the east to a place in the west called "Indian Territory" (now Oklahoma). This was a difficult time for Native Americans because they had to leave the places where their families and communities had lived for hundreds of years. Many Native Americans died during this forced migration because of starvation, disease, and exhaustion. Despite their difficulties, many Native Americans rose up and resisted their forced removal.