Sarah Saugen
Questions from Satz, Chapter 4.

1. Who were some of the biggest lobbyists for the removal order, and why were they pushing so hard for the removal?

2. Officials in Washington and the Minnesota Territory offered 4 reasons for the Removal Order, but do any of these directly benefit the Indians themselves?

3. What effects did politics have on the decisions that led to the Removal Order?

4. Do you believe that the U.S. government was at all justified in their actions against the Indians?

5. Would the devastation that occurred due to the Wisconsin death march still have occurred if Livermore had been kept in charge of the removal (he was replaced by John Watrous)?

6. Why were only the Wisconsin Chippewa targeted for removal to Minnesota?

7. What reasons did Governor Ramsey give to defend his actions regarding the removal order?

 

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