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America Transformed: The geography of tribal nations living east of the Mississippi River changed drastically by the 1830s, as depicted on this map accompanying a report concerning the establishment of a new Western Territory reserved for Native people. As American settlers moved into the Ohio River Valley, numerous tribes were forced to cede their lands and relocate west of the Mississippi River. In addition, the 1830 Indian Removal Act mandated the mass removal of the Tsalagi (Cherokee), Mvskoke (Creek), Chahta (Choctaw), Chickasha (Chickasaw), and Semvnole (Seminole) living in southeastern United States. Although this new territory was promised as theirs in perpetuity, it was eventually opened for settlement and statehood for Oklahoma.
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Document identity
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7h14b2177
label
Map of the Western Territory &c
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7h14b2177
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of the Western Territory &c
description
America Transformed: The geography of tribal nations living east of the Mississippi River changed drastically by the 1830s, as depicted on this map accompanying a report concerning the establishment of a new Western Territory reserved for Native people. As American settlers moved into the Ohio River Valley, numerous tribes were forced to cede their lands and relocate west of the Mississippi River. In addition, the 1830 Indian Removal Act mandated the mass removal of the Tsalagi (Cherokee), Mvskoke (Creek), Chahta (Choctaw), Chickasha (Chickasaw), and Semvnole (Seminole) living in southeastern United States. Although this new territory was promised as theirs in perpetuity, it was eventually opened for settlement and statehood for Oklahoma.
date
["[1834]"]
year
1834
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_008723
creators
Hood, Washington.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Indians of North America--Great Plains--Maps
Great Plains--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Great Plains
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Washington, D.C
publisher
Committee on Indian Affairs
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
39
schema:longitude
-101
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 43 x 46 cm.
notes
Covers lands in the Great Plains.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows locations of lands held and ceded by Indian tribes.
Differs from another version in lacking note about land that may be granted to the Cherokees.
Prime meridian: Washington.
In upper left: Rep. 474.
From: United States Congress, House Committee on Indian Affairs's Regulating the Indian Department. Washington, D.C., 1834.
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no
dcId
7h14b2177
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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7c151fc2dbe00c54