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In 1838, the Cherokee Indian Removal Act forced Cherokee and Creek Indians out of Georgia on a 5,045 mile walk all the way to the farthest west land that the United States had at the time, Oklahoma[1]. This event is now known as The Trail of Tears known for the many tears shed by the Indians that had to travel on the trail. The main reason for their removal from the premises was because of the gold that was discovered in the land of the now Hall County or Dahlonega. People have their opinions on whether the Creek and Cherokee should have been removed, to be honest, I am on the fence about this topic. I can recognize the great injustice that was made to the Indians but I also see that this action allowed for growth in Georgia and its economy, which contributed to growth for the United States as a whole. If I had to choose, I would say that the Cherokee Indians should not have been removed from their territory. For one, they were settled in their land before the english came and were in a way civilized. Two, the Indian Removal Act should never have been approved and was invalid for a few reasons. And finally, it was immoral to remove them from their land and didn't have any right to do so.

Army and the forceful action used to confine the natives, the construction on Indian land, and the massive slaughter of the buffalo which the Indians relied on in every aspect of life. The mistreatment of the Native Americans has been going on for hundreds of years, way before the Gold Rush began. The American government has taken land that they are unable to return to this day. They have deprived the plains Indians of their culture and freedom. Immigration from other countries was at its peak, but America still wasn’t able to call people, that had resided in the United States for many years, citizens. Even the Native American’s, that had lived on the continent before it was even discovered, were denied citizenship unless they were Anglo-Saxon Protestant. To this day, many look at the Indians as a joke; The Seminoles as “The Tribe that Purchased A Billion Dollar Business.” Children are being taught about friendship between the American Settlers and the Natives, they are being lied to. The upcoming generations won’t understand the horrors of unnecessary warfare against innocent people, and they will only know to take what they want, even if it isn’t rightfully theirs. America as a nation has to be stopped from draping curtains over the defeat of the plains Indians: their wiping out of an entire people, just as they did to the

It was Jackson’s First Annual Message to Congress, in which he had began to advocate for Indians during his terms. He suggested they move out westward, as a civilized group, and emigrate the land area west of the Mississippi River. (Doc 4). This would allow the expansion of white men looking for land. He has hope to able to move all those Indians out of U.S. Territory to give them a safer region of land to live, away from the potential undesired interaction and destruction with the common white man looking for land. (Garraty 248). There were multiple supreme court cases in which Indians had went against Georgia to challenge Georgia’s laws that lack to acknowledge Indian existence. (Doc 5). First case brought to the supreme court was Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, which was ruled that the Cherokees were an outside nation, not a part of the U.S. (Garraty 249). Jackson did not fully agree with the first case but later, after Worchester v. Georgia, he set down his good foot, and passed the Native American Removal Act of 1830. He forced the Cherokee along the Trail of Tears and denied to view all their court cases.(Garraty 250). The Native American Removal was supported by Jackson’s supporters in congress and it not only pushed Cherokee on this trail, it brought with them Chickasaw, and Choctaw. (Nash 332). The force put these tribes caused many deaths and separations of families. This goes to show how equality was mainly strived for the white man and not “foreigners” who are not a part of this nation (Nash

Jackson had been fighting Native Americans for their land before he became a president. In 1788, Jackson and several white settlers tried to force the Cherokee Indians off their homeland in Georgia.2 The Cherokees fought to keep their land from white settlers and they even brought their case to the Supreme Court. Under the Constitution, the United States government must negotiate with the tribe leaders before seizing their land. Many political figures tried to bribe, threaten, or use military force to make tribe leaders sign the treaty so they would leave, however some of them would not budge so easily. Some political

When Americans expanded their country west, they interfered with many American Indian Tribes. In a letter he wrote to congress, he explained “This emigration should be voluntary… (but) if they remain within the limits of the states they must be subject to their laws” (Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress December 7, 1829). Andrew Jackson offered to let the American Indians stay if they followed their laws. But in 1831, Jackson forced the Native Americans out of their homelands starting the Indian Removal. According to a reprinted in Niles Weekly Register, the Cherokee’s said “We wish to remain on the land of our fathers. We have a perfect and original right to remain without interruption or molestation”. Jackson lied to the American Indians about allowing them to stay. Jackson did not act democratically because he did not allow the American Indians to stay and forced them to move west. Jackson was fair to his supporters, but not to

First, it claimed that the Indians were easily influenced, saying that their tradition of common landholdings could be effortlessly changed. The promise was also ignorant to the fact that Indians have had years of agricultural experience. The focus was mostly on Indian men, however it was the women who traditionally did the farming the Native American civilizatins. Officials believed that Indian women, like those of European descent, should properly limit themselves to child rearing, household chores, and home manufacturing. The Federal government has violated the Indian Tribes independence and sovereignty. The government has forced them to become civilized. The Indians are natural born hunters, yet they have grown to become herdsmen and cultivators as it states in the Treaty of Holston. The government wanted to shape their lives to better accommodate the white peoples need for land because of the ever-growing population. In a letter to Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson says Indians “should be led to an agricultural way of life, thus lessening their need for land.” The Indians had taken up many white aspects of life. A member of the Cherokee nation, Sequoyah, invented a Cherokee alphabet that made possible a Cherokee-language bible and a bilingual tribal newspaper. According to a letter written by Calhoun to Clay, the Cherokee nation also had established two successful schools where children were taught gender-specific subjects [Document J]. This

1812 - During the War of 1812, African Americans thought that if the U.S. was defeated, they wouldn't be able to kick African American tribes out of their lands. As a result, they joined the war while aiding the British, hoping that the U.S. lose control of their tribes. 1838 - Because the U.S. wanted to expand their country further into the West, the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek,  Seminole and Cherokee tribes were forced to march to reservations. This march was nicknamed the "Trail of Tears" due to the deaths of many African Americans who suffered through the journey.

The Trail of Tears was a controversial yet pivotal event in American history. The 116-day forced march that removed Indians from Georgia caused 1 in 4 Cherokee Indians to die of cold or disease. There were many arguments made about the Trail of Tears, showing the benefits and detriments of the march. The political and military arguments for the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia were that it would prevent attacks on the U.S., and that it was required by the Treaty of New Echota.

Following the signing of the treaty, President Jackson forcibly placed 16,000 Cherokee in concentration camps for holding until they were “sent” to what is today Oklahoma. More than 4,000 died on the journey now known as The Trail of Tears.This treaty was not a good decision for the President or the Indian people. It is not right to force someone to do something for your own

urthering, “The Seven Years’ War” notes, “Representatives of seven colonies met in Albany, New York, with representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy. The goal of the Albany Congress was to solidify friendship with the Iroquois in light of the approaching war with France and to discuss the possibility of an inter-colonial union.” Congress made it clear that they wanted the Iroquois tribes to remain loyal to their government. Benjamin Franklin soon developed the Albany Plan in 1754. This plan was approved but was not set in place due to the colonists’ fears of taxation. British officials felt it gave the colonists too much freedom while the colonists believed that it did not give them enough. The plan involved levying taxes, raising troops,

The Trail of Tears is a tragic event that is still remembered today, just like the Holocaust in Germany. First of all, The Holocaust did not start out as the Holocaust. It started out as just being the hatred of Jews, but this ended up getting out of hand and many Jews were killed/murdered. The Jews were sent to concentration camps and had no choice of what they wanted to do. As, Adolf Hitler hated the Jews and wanted them killed. These same events happened in The Trail of Tears, The Trail of Tears started out as just the movement of The Cherokee to Oklahoma, but this soon changed. Many of The Cherokee ended up being killed or died. The Cherokee had absolutely no choice, they were to be forced out of their homes and sent to Oklahoma.

In the Supreme Court case of the Cherokee Indians vs. Georgia, two decisions in 1831 and 1832 discussed that the Cherokee Indians must be protected for as long as they live in Georgia. The state of Georgia saw the Indians as unwanted inhabitants on their land and wanted them ousted entirely. Even though it was ruled that Georgia had no right to remove the Cherokees because of previous treaties made with the Us government, Jackson’s nationalism and views on states’ rights resulted in a policy that eradicated any danger to the unity of America. On the other hand, Jackson did empathize towards the Native Americans. He offered them money to help grant them their own land.

One thing that it looks at is land allotments that the Indians would receive for moving west. Many of the Indians would receive “320 acres if it was a single family selling or 640 acres to ninety chiefs in the Creek nation” . Many Native Americans took the agreement for these lands that were west of the Mississippi. But soon trouble started. Some of the land companies forced Indians to sell their land even if the Indians didn’t want to move west. Other companies would pay Indians to pretend they were someone else so the companies could claim the land of an Indian who didn’t want to move. Sometimes white settlers would come onto the land they had bought before the actually time they were allotted. During this process many people were cheated out of their land and received very little compensation for their moving west

The Trail of Tears is a historical title given to an event that happened in 1838.In this event, the Cherokee community of Native Americans was forced by the USA government to move from their native home in the Southern part of the contemporary America to what is known as the Indian territories of Oklahoma. While some travelled by water, most of them travelled by land. The Cherokees took 6 months to complete an 800 miles distance to their destination.

There has always been a big debate on whether the Cherokee Indians should have or should not have been removed from the land they resided on. Although the common consensus of the whites was for removal, and for the Cherokees it was against removal, there were some individuals on each side that disagreed with their groups’ decision. The Cherokee Indians should have been removed from their homeland because the Cherokees would not have been able to survive on their own with the way they were living, they would not have been able to exist amidst a white population, and if they were removed, the whites would have helped them create a new and prosperous civilization.