Indian Vaccination Act

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In my opinion, the the Indian Vaccination Act of 1832 fits against Episode 2, Tecumseh's Vision and Episode 3, Trail of Tears Indian in that they represented the further explain for the U.S. government’s ambition to remove the Indians out of their own land.

The Indian Vaccination Act of 1832 was the first federal legislation to deal with the epidemic of the American Indian. It seems that this program is totally out of the concern towards the health problems of the American Indians. This is not true. The hidden motivation of this program is to remove the Indians. The federal government utilize it to promote relocation of Native Americans, to accelerate the westward expansion and to ensure the Indians’ friendly attitude towards the Americans.

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