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American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Indian Policies

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From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section briefly explains how Commissioner George W. Manypenny visited native tribes in 1853 in order to negotiate treaties that would take away their land so it could be used for the transcontinental railroad.

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commissioner george w. manypenny, commissioner manypenny, franklin pierce, revolution to reconstruction: the iron horse: indian policies, native american encounter
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