The USA in the 1830s and 1840s

The USA in 1834

• The Indian Removal Act pressured 46000 Plains Indians to move to a desifnated area west of the Mississippi river to create a new land, known as Indian Territory.
• The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act said that Indians should be kept in a certain area peacefully, creating a permanent frontier.
• A permanent frontier was neccessary because it kept Americans and Indians apart, as when put together in caused…