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Ratification advised by the Senate, February 6, 1899. Ratified by the President, February 6, 1899. Ratified by Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain, March 19, 1899. Ratifications exchanged at …

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Indian Treaties and the Removal Act of 1830 The U.S. Government used treaties as one means to displace Indians from their tribal lands, a mechanism that was strengthened with the Removal Act of …