Cherokees

their ancestral homeland in the Southeast and removed them to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. The removal of the Cherokees was a product of the demand for land during the growth of cotton agriculture in the Southeast, the discovery of gold on the Cherokees land, and the racial prejudice that many white southerners had toward the Indians. The Cherokees had lived in the interior southeast, for hundreds of years in the nineteenth century. But in the early eighteenth century setters

Have you ever thought about what happened to the Cherokees after the Indian removal act in 1830? Well, the Indian removal act of 1830 is the act that was signed by sir Andrew Jackson, allowing the president to exchange the aimless lands of Indians. Some of the tribes did not want to leave their rightful place, and some left with no problem. Although some of the Indians did horrible things to the innocent Americans, they should be allowed to stay because they fought by our side during some of the

weren’t thinking at all! The Cherokees, an indian tribe that lives in Georgia, were asked to move out by Americans, but they didn’t want to; thus, The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was created. Some people were even about to start a war just to get the indians out. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 wasn’t justified for many reasons including that the Cherokees were there first, they saw other indian tribes getting treated badly, and that the supreme court sided with the Cherokees. First of all, the Indian

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Removal Act of 1830 was passed that gave Americans to negotiate with the Cherokees to leave the land and be placed in the Indian Territory. Tricking someone is like taking candy from an innocent kid . The Indian Removal Act isn’t justified because the Cherokees owned the land, disagreed with their leader, and they’re a civilized nation. One reason of the unjustification of the Indian Removal Act is the fact that the Cherokees owned the land before the Americans arrived; their tribe have lived on the

All the hardships the Cherokees had to endure ultimately led to the Trail of Tears, which was the journey from the Cherokees’ homeland of Georgia to present-day Oklahoma. During the entire trip, the Cherokees were treated as prisoners by the soldiers. The Indians were not allowed to take anything with them except the clothes they had on. Women and children were all weeping, as their property and identities were being stripped. When rounding up the Cherokee families, the Cherokee daily life was interrupted

the lives and lands of native people, European’s disease killed tens of thousands of Indians. Natives relied on Europeans goods and the mountain intruders of white settlers left most tribes with a painful choice to leave their land and head west. Cherokees were unique in trying to adapt to white culture hoping they could keep their homeland. It was in a time of hope and triumph that the Cherokee’s faith grew darker. The American Revolution. Americans were rejoicing their independence but in Indian

unjustified removal of numerous Indian Tribes, such as the Cherokees, in what is now known as the "Trail of Tears." The Trail of Tears was a journey in which many Indian tribes walked from their homelands to Indian territories west of the Mississippi. Leading up to the Trail of Tears, "as early as 1803, President Thomas Jefferson [had already] planned to move all eastern Native Americans to a location west of the Mississippi River." The Cherokees were also forced to sign multiple documents

Native American’s fought hard to protect their land and people. One of the largest, and culturally advanced tribes are the Cherokees. The Cherokees have unique traditions, customs, and heritage. Cherokees lived in southern regions such as Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee. In the 1800s when congress passed the Indian removal act they were forced to leave their land. The Cherokees asked the supreme court for help because they didn’t want to leave. President Andrew Jackson ordered the army to send them

While the Cherokees were uprising with the British, the commander of North Carolina troops, general Griffith Rutherford attacked the middle towns of the Cherokee nation. Soldiers killed every men and women on their way or they were taken as prisoners, and about 30 Cherokee