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2. How were the Potawatomi affected by the Indian Removal Act?

A.) A treaty with the United States enabled the Potawatomi to remain on ancestral lands.
B.) The American government made the Potawatomi leave early Indiana for Kansas.
C.) Chief Menominee encouraged the Potawatomi to leave the land and move to Kansas.
D.) The U.S. government recognized and honored the Potawatomi's right to remain on the land.​

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Indian removal policy ofetn led to divisions within tribes . in 1800 the Potawatomi claimed land in Michigan, Wisconsin Indian and Illinois, however between 1836 and 1841 the tribe was forced to be removed beyond the Mississippi river

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In 1800 the Potawatomi claimed land in Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois. Though between 1836 and 1841, the tribe was forced to sell those lands and to be removed beyond the Mississippi River.
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