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High schoolers examine federal policies regarding Native Americans. In this Native American assimilation and removal policies lesson, students conduct research to compare the changes in federal policy regarding Native Americans between the Washington and Jackson presidencies.

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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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