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Bureau Of Indian Affairs
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior charged with the administration and management of 574 federally recognized Native American tribes' lands and assets, and the provision of services to approximately 1.9 million enrolled members of those tribes [1]. Established originally in 1824 as the Office of Indian Trade within the Department of War, its early mandates centered on trade reg…
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Manifest Destiny
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Consequences and Legacy
While achieving the geographical goal of continental control, the doctrine carried significant negative consequences. It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery into the new western territories, creating political fractures that led directly to the American Civil War. Furthermore, it justified policies of forced removal, warfare, and land seizure against Native American tribes, whose complex, established societies were dismissed as obstacles to…