Indian Vaccination Act of 1832
The Indian Vaccination Act is a US federal law was passed by the US Congress in 1832. The purpose of the act was to vaccinate the Indian Americans against smallpox to prevent the spread of the disease. Smallpox outbreaks were interfering with the removal of Native Americans from their land. Vaccinating them would make it easier for the government to move them west, so white Americans could take their land.
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Indian Vaccination Act of 1832
The Indian Vaccination Act is a US federal law was passed by the US Congress in 1832. The purpose of the act was to vaccinate the Indian Americans against smallpox to prevent the spread of the disease. Smallpox outbreaks were interfering with the removal of Native Americans from their land. Vaccinating them would make it easier for the government to move them west, so white Americans could take their land.
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