The Forced Removal of American Indians from the Northeast: A History of Territorial Cessions and Relocations, 1620-1854

by David W. Miller

Between the settlement of the Pilgrims in New England in 1620 and the 1850s, native Indians were forced to move west of the Mississippi River. In the process they surrendered, mainly reluctantly, their claims to 412,000 square miles of land east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River and the Mason-Dixon Line. Relying on the words of those involved and pertinent documents, this study gives insight into the thoughts and attitudes of those...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786464968
• ISBN13: 9780786464968
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher