Indian Removal Act Of The Early Nineteenth Century

American Indians have been discriminated against since the Europeans came to North America. They were driven from their homes and forced to surrender their land. They tried to build an alliance with France during the Revolutionary war, but ultimately they were defeated by the English. From then on, they were referred to as “savages”. The Proclamation of 1763 tried to separate the Native American land from the American colonial land. In the end, the American Indians lost their land and were forced to occupy smaller land areas, referred to as reservations, which were given to them through treaties. In 1979, a report from America’s Compliance with Human Rights Accords stated that

During westward expansion, the Native Americans got kicked to the side. The settlers coming west often saw the Indians as a threat to them and their families. However, this was not the main reason the Indians were pushed aside. The settlers saw the Indians had fertile land and wanted it for themselves. The Indians were the opposite of what the settlers thought they were. The Indians often helped the people moving west across the plains; giving them food, supplies, and acting as guides. However, the U.S. Government did not see this side of the Indians, instead they forced the Indians onto reservations. During the time of the expansion of the United States to the present, the Native Americans went through many things so that the United States could expand; they were pushed onto reservations, and forced to give up their culture through the Ideas of Manifest Destiny and Social Darwinism.

With the settlement of the American West, I discern that it was not nice to force Native Americans off their land onto reservations. There was a treaty given to the Sioux for the rights to the Black Hills until gold was discovered in the area. The white miners flocked to the territory to get the gold. I don’t think it was right that with the treaty the U.S. government still ordered the Native Americans back to their reservations. With the conflict that occurred between the U.S. Government and the Native American Indian in Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer’s Last Stand, marked a significant victory for the Native Americans and unfavorable for U.S. Army’s defeat. The Native Americans would have to remain in government-controlled reservations.

When the Europeans and Spaniards first “discovered” North America all was well. The Indians at first were truly intrigued with the white man as the brought all sorts of new stuff to trade. Matter a fact the first set of settlers would not been able to survive without the help of the Indians. Unfortunately, the settlers had very little respect for the land and resources. The Europeans then starting using violence to get what they wanted and as the number of settlers increased the Indians new that they were in over their heads. With all the new settlers came diseases such as small pox and measles. These diseases hurt the Indian tribes severely, and with the ignorance the settler’s wars began; the Indian Wars, the Indian Removal Act, Wounded knee, and the trail of tears are only a few of the many. The U.S. Government took it upon themselves to start relocation programs, with these programs the Indians were ripped from their homes, required to speak only the language of the settlers and robbed of their customs. The children of the tribes were taken away and sent to special schools to Americanize them and forget about their heritage. Then in the late 1800’s the government started

From its birth, America was a place of inequality and privilege. Since Columbus 's arrival and up until present day, Native American tribes have been victim of white men 's persecution and tyranny. This was first expressed in the 1800’s, when Native Americans were driven off their land and forced to embark on the Trail of Tears, and again during the Western American- Indian War where white Americans massacred millions of Native Americans in hatred. Today, much of the Indian Territory that was once a refuge for Native Americans has since been taken over by white men, and the major tribes that once called these reservations home are all but gone. These events show the discrimination and oppression the Native Americans faced. They were, and continue to be, pushed onto reservations,

The early 1800’s was a very important time for America. The small country was quickly expanding. With the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, America almost tripled in size by 1853. However, even with the amount of land growing, not everyone was welcomed with open arms. With the expansion of the country, the white Americans decided that they needed the Natives out.

Based on your existing knowledge of American Indian–colonial relations in North America, write an argument to use as the basis of your research.

Our nation’s history has been deep rooted in the conflict involving Native Americans, ever since the beginning of America and it is one hard to get rid of even as the days go by. The impact of colonialism can be seen in Native American communities even today, and it can only be understood through a cultural perspective once you experience it. Aaron Huey, who is a photographer, went to Pine Ridge reservation and it led him to document the poverty and issues that the Sioux Indians go through as a result of the United States government’s long term actions and policies against them. One must question all sources regarding these topics because there is a lot of biased and misinformation about Native American struggles, and sometimes schools do not thoroughly teach the truth so students can get an insight. There are also different sociological perspectives in this conflict, along with many differing opinions on how to approach the problem and deal with it. This is where ideas clash because people believe their views are right regarding how to handle it.

The American’s desire for expansion of their nation and economic growth has always been their main interest and goal. The Indian Removal in the 1830’s was a great example of America’s efforts to expand through North America and their motivation to economically improve through profitable opportunities. When comparing the Indian Removal and the events that followed the Treaty of Paris, a similarity in the expansion of America is discovered. Labor, politics, and economics of America during the two eras of Market Revolution and Jacksonian America were greatly impacted by Eli Whitney’s invention of the Cotton Gin and South Carolina’s use of nullification in politics.

As the first colonies settled in America relations between the Native American Indians and white settlers ranged from respected friends to enemies. Competition was common between the two groups and the desire from one to convert the other into civilized people was tough. Congress decided to invest and provide Native Americans with literacy, farming and vocational assistance. Treaties was a way to get lands by the two groups, but it was unfair for the Native's when time would pass by and their lands would be taken away. Most of the territories became states but the population of the Native Americans was tremendous. President Andrew Jackson took the population as a conflict in 1830. He decided

How Federal Indian policy impacted Native Americans, their economic independence, and their way of life during the latter half of the 1800s's. The white settlers wanted to conquer Indian Territory and railroads started into Indian lands. Ranchers, farmers, and more motivated disadvantaged Native Americans of their broken treaties and force them to move to a new territory. The reservation system and the government policy to Americanize Native Americans. Wardship and Reform, because the tribes moved to reservations to finding federal policies lacking to meet their needs. Of course by “changed their age-old cultural and subsistence practices and chained them to a life of poverty and isolation”. And to consider to destroy the reservation system

No, the United States Government has not repaid them for the damage they caused, and continues to cause, insulting the Native American people with poor excuses. This paper will discuss the fairness of the treatment of Native Americans in America by the US government over the years, and consider the effects of this treatment and abuse even today. It will look into the lives of those living on the Reservations, the Native Americans who have moved into an urban society. It will be explained by researching how they are being treated even in modern times.

The federal government is in charge of all the Native American affairs but they have failed to live up to the responsibility to help them. At one point in time the Native American population owned 6.1 billion acres of land and that has been decreased all the way down to 50 million acres. In the class article Off the Land it says, “During the fur trade we could make a killing because we were sitting on the greatest concentration of beavers.” This was talking about when they were free to trade and make money and then their way of life was taken from them and they were kicked on to less valuable land with no way of making money. This is a direct quote of how great their life used and how they were able to make money and support their families and community. According to Forbes, “Native American reservations are among the poorest communities in the United States.” The US government has kept them in poverty and managed their lands for a long time.

Long ago on the great plains, the buffalo roamed and the Native Americans lived amongst each other. They were able to move freely across the lands until the white men came and concentrated them into certain areas. Today there are more than five-hundred different tribes with different beliefs and history. Native Americans still face problems about the horrific history they went through and today 's discrimination. The removal of American Indian tribes is one of the most tragic events in American history. There are many treaties that have been signed by American representatives and people of Indian tribes that guaranteed peace and the values of the Indian territories. The treaties were to assure that fur trade would continue without interruption. The American people wanting Indian land has led to violent conflict between the two. Succeeding treaties usually forced the tribes to give up their land to the United States government. There were laws made for Native American Displacement that didn’t benefit the Native Americans, these laws still have long lasting effects on them today, and there was a huge number of Native Americans killed for many reasons.

Ever since Christopher Columbus first arrived in the Americas, Native Americans have been given no respect or equal rights. They were the first to live in the U.S., but have been forcefully and often brutally put into small reservations outside of normal civilization. Many Americans might not think of this as a big deal since this affects only a minimal part of the population. Little do many people know, in 2010 there were 5.2 million people in the United States who identified themselves as American Indian. (1) Twenty-two percent of whom, live on the government bounded reservations. While, most Native Americans that don’t live on the reservation are located very close by (1). The fact that they are subjected to such small plots of lands on its own is cruel, but now the government is digging up their sacred lands and farms to build a pipeline.