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Leon Cleveland HIS-200: Applied History Southern New Hampshire University November 2, 2023 Writing Plan 4-3 Writing Plan Submission For my research paper topic, I chose The Trail of Tears. Between 1830 and 1850, the US government carried out ethnic cleansing and forcible relocation of about 60,000 members of the "Five Civilized Tribes" along the Trail of Tears. After the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830, the Seminole, Cherokee, Muscogee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations were forcibly relocated from their native lands in the United States to newly established territory west of the Mississippi River for no other reason than the simple lust for gold. I believe it has significance even today for the harsh way Native Americans are treated and looked at. What we learn in school about the incident is by far the truth and the implications about how the government treated the Five Nations was unforgivable. A book titled "The Tennessee Supreme Court and Cherokee Sovereignty: State v. Foreman and Indian Removal" by Jonathan Gendzier is one of my valuable secondary sources. The history of the Cherokee people is

explored in this book, along with the laws that preceded and surrounded the 1830 Indian Removal Act. Genzier addresses the signing of The Treaty of New Echota and the Cherokee Indians' agreement to relocate to Indian Territory. This will provide the backdrop on the Removal Act's preceding laws and the Indians' thoughts following the agreement. Another vital source was Riley, N. S. (2021). The new trail of tears: How Washington is destroying American Indians . Encounter Books. A secondary source was The Effects of Removal on American Indian Tribes, Native Americans and the Land, Nature Transformed, TeacherServe, National Humanities Center . John J. Dwyer's "Trail of Tears and Blessings" is another secondary source. Volume 30, Issue 9, pages 32–39.8. Shapiro Library, Trail of Tears and Blessings.: Multi-Search (snhu.edu) has an evaluation of this resource. This essay was written by a Cherokee Indian who is a professor at Oklahoma City's Southern Nazarene University. He explains the event from the viewpoint of the Cherokee people. These sources give insight and knowledge on the events and the long-term effects of those events. As I searched for my sources, I tried to find unbiased resources though firsthand knowledge seemed to be biased and rightfully so. President Andrew Jackson's speech to Congress on December 6, 1930, regarding the Indian Removal Act is one significant primary source. At the time of the event, the President himself wrote this correspondence. President Jackson provided Congress with an update on the removal process in this document, saying, "It gives me pleasure to announce to Congress that the

benevolent policy of the Government, steadily pursued for nearly thirty years, in relation to the removal of the Indians beyond the white settlements is approaching to a happy consummation." Another primary resource is, NPS. (2021, January 26). What happened on the Trail of Tears? (U.S. National Park Service). National Parks Service. Retrieved January 16, 2022, fromhttps://www.nps.gov/articles/000/what-happened-on-the-trail-of- tears.htm. Because of the influence it had on our nation in the 1830s and how it affected our history, my research paper would be relevant to students studying history in high school and college, especially Indian and Native American history. Since kids are still learning how to think critically and make connections between the past and the present, this audience would gain the most from the study. Due to the uncharted territory and increased independence from white settlers, the Cherokee Indians benefited from the migration to new Indian Territory; however, during their 1,200-mile journey, they endured unspeakable suffering from disease, torture, and even death. I will relay the events that took place to my audience so that they might have a clear understanding of the atrocities that took place during the forced relocation of the Five Tribes.

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