American Indian Law begins to Conform to U.S. Federalism

Evolution of American Indian Law within the Early U.S. Federal System:
British Crown Sovereignty and the Royal Proclamation of 1763
Succession of Crown Sovereignty to Plenary authority of the U.S. Congress
early federal regulation and licensing of Indian trade
boundaries of Indian country and the U.S. Public Domain, where Indian title had been extinguished
role of the Trade and Intercourse Acts of 1790, 1802, and 1834
early recognition of no federal jurisdiction over conduct of Indians within Indian country
establishment of the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs within the Department of War
transfer of the Indian Office to the Department of the Interior
the cotton boom and sectional differences in the popularity of Indian Removal
Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase and his ideas about a humane Indian removal
what the Indian Removal Act of 1830 actually did
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Federalism