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American History

FirstLight

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3. what?

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 02:37 PM

Mar 2025

they natives who were on the Trail of Tears were not land or slave owners. The ones wo may have has that kind of "wealth" were not living with tribal peoples usually. And if they *did* have anything of 'value" the Government stripped them of everything before kickiing them down the road...

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On this day, March 24, 1839, the last detachment of Cherokee people arrived in Indian Territory. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 OP

And they brought their black slaves with them. Sneederbunk Mar 2025 #1

what? FirstLight Mar 2025 #3

I refer you to the Wikipedia article on Trail of Tears. Sneederbunk Mar 2025 #4

When did they create the Dawes Rolls... FirstLight Mar 2025 #2