Indian Territory - Reconstruction

Reconstruction

The Reconstruction Era of the United States had different significance for Indian Territory and Native Americans than was seen in the rest of the country. In 1862 Congress passed a law that allowed to President, by proclamation, to cancel all treaties with Indian Nations siding with the Confederacy (25 USC 72).." The United States House Committee on Territories (created in 1825) was examining the effectiveness of the policy of Indian removal, which was after the war considered to be of limited effectiveness. It was decided that a new policy of Assimilation would be implemented. To implement the new policy, the Southern Treaty Commission was created by Congress to write new treaties with the Tribes siding with the Confideracy.