The Invasion of America


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How the United States Took Over an Eighth of the World

This interactive map shows a timeline of how Indian lands were seized between 1776 and 1887. The United States seized over 1.5 billion acres from America’s indigenous people by treaty and executive order. The Invasion of America shows how by mapping every treaty and executive order during that period. It also contains present-day federal Indian reservations.