Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Additional Territory for Sioux Indians

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Tuesday, November 28, 1876

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1 min read (151 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 1876-11-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Additional Territory for Sioux Indians." 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 —Additional Territory for Sioux Indians.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

151

847 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

31.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Additional Territory for Sioux Indians," Ulysses S. Grant (Nov 28, 1876). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-additional-territory-for-sioux-indians.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Executive Mansion, November 28, 1876. It is hereby ordered that the tract of the country in the Territory of Dakota on the cast side of the Missouri River, lying within the following boundaries, viz: Commencing at a point on the south bank of Beaver River, intersected by the one hundredth degree of west longitude; thence in a direct line to the east corner of the Fort Rice Military Reservation; thence in a southwestern direction along the said military reservation to the east bank of the Missouri River; thence with the east bank of the Missouri to the mouth of Beaver River; thence up and with the south bank of Beaver River to the place of beginning, lie, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale and set apart for the use of the several tribes of Sioux Indians as an addition to their present reservation in said Territory. U. S. Grant.