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State Of Georgia Trail Of Tears
1,582 wordsThe Removal of the Cherokee from their land in the 1830 's remains a national disgrace today. How could our great conscientious country have done such a thing? The Cherokee were brutally moved west with disregard for the laws that existed. It showed that the United States government felt it had the power to do as it wished (Wright 280). The fate of the Cherokee was to befall most of the other Indian nations The U. S. encountered (Hudson 460). It is however, unfortunate that the Cherokee were her...
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Trail Of Tears Andrew Jackson
715 wordsAndrew Jackson: Indian Fighter Andrew Jackson is a man who was destined to be one of the most influential and dominating personas in United States history. What he is noted for is his tough attitude in any situation. This is especially true in his many battles against Indians, who he thought were savage, uncivilized people. He believed that the English were using the Indians to try and cause havoc in the states by selling guns to the Indians. The Indians would then attack settlers in the western...
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Native American Tribes U S Government
1,903 wordsCHEROKEE/CHOWTAW PEOPLE The Indian Removal Act of 1830 In 1830, the United States Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the main objective of which was to remove all the Native American tribes living in the southeast and force them to settle in lands west of the Mississippi River, in what is now known as the state of Oklahoma. The main sections of the Act had the following items: 1. There will be an exchange of lands with the Indians in any of the states or territories and will be prov...
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Four And A Half Trail Of Tears
1,531 wordsThe Cherokee Nation is the second largest Indian tribe in the United States. There are more than 200, 000 members. Almost 70, 000 of these Cherokees live in the 7, 000 square mile area of the Cherokee Nation which is not considered a reservation, but a jurisdictional service area that includes all of the eight counties and portions of six in northeastern Oklahoma. The big question is how and why they moved from their homeland, Georgia. The Cherokee have always had a proud heritage, and that is w...
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Salem Witch Trials Trail Of Tears
460 wordsWhen we think of the United States we think of equality and justice for all people no matter how far back you go back in our history. Sadly, this hasnt always been the case, in this land of hope and freedom peoples lives have been taken unjustly to pursue outlandish stories of witchcraft. Native people have been removed from their home land, forced to travel thousands of miles under harsh conditions just so settlers could push on to the gold rich lands. The witchcraft trials depicted in Arthur M...
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Trail Of Tears Indian Territory
999 wordsThe Trail of Tears, was it unjust and inhumane? What happened to the Cherokee during that long and treacherous journey? They were brave and listened to the government, but they recieved unproductive land and lost their tribal land. The white settlers were already emigrating to the Union, or America. The East coast was burdened with new settlers and becoming vastly populated. President Andrew Jackson and the government had to find a way to move people to the West to make room. President Andrew Ja...
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U S Government Trail Of Tears
408 wordsThe Trail of Tears A Crime Against Humanity The trail of tears was a U. S. Government-Planned death march imposed on 5 civilized Indian tribes: the Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, Cherokees, and Seminoles. There were about 16, 000 Cherokee before their eviction. They put up the biggest fight; enough make them the last tribe to be forced from their homes. They were a stationary tribe, and not nomads like many others. They had their own system of writing based on Greek, Hebrew, and English. They als...
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