jan 1, 1828 - 1828: Andrew Jackson elected

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Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi began to pass laws to extend the states’ rule over the Indians in their territory.
- tribe no longer a legal unit
- outlawed tribal meetings
- took away chiefs' powers
- Natives subject to militia duty and state taxes
- no right to vote
- cannot sue
- cannot testify in court

Native territory divided and distributed in a state lottery

Congress, not the states, had authority over tribes

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