Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Expanding Reservation for Various Native American Tribes

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Tuesday, April 13, 1875

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1 min read (174 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on 1875-04-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Expanding Reservation for Various Native American Tribes." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —Expanding Reservation for Various Native American Tribes.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

174

1,018 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

36.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Expanding Reservation for Various Native American Tribes," Ulysses S. Grant (Apr 13, 1875). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-expanding-reservation-for-various-native-american-tribes.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, April 13, 1875. It is hereby ordered that the tract of country, in the Territory of Montana, lying within the following described boundaries, viz: Commencing at a point on the Musselshell River where the same is intersected by the forty-second parallel of north latitude; thence east with said parallel to the south bank of the Yellowstone River; thence down and with the south bank of said river to the south boundary of the military reservation at Fort Buford; thence west along the south boundary of said military reservation to its western boundary; thence north along said western boundary to the south bank of the Missouri River; thence up and with the south bank of said river to the mouth of the Musselshell River; thence up the middle of the main channel of said Musselshell River to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale, and set apart as an addition to the present reservation for the Gros Ventre, Piegan, Blood, Blackfeet, and Crow Indians. U. S. GRANT.