By reading this section of a chapter on "Jacksonian Democracy," students will be able to explain the legal wrangling that surrounded the Indian Removal Act and describe how depictions of Indians in popular culture helped lead to Indian removal.

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black hawk’s war, five civilized tribes, indian removal act, openstax: indian removal, trail of tears, indian removal policy

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)