Cherokees

role-play activity, which was a re-play of the congress in 1830, when the Congress was debating over whether or not to pass the Indian Removal Act. In history, the U.S. president and the Cherokees signed a treaty, which not only established peace and friendship between the U.S. and the Cherokees, but also guaranteed the Cherokees’ right to use their land forever. However, the peaceful and friendly relationship was broken in 1830, when the Indian Removal Act was passed by the congress; the bill authorized

October 1, 2014 Cherokee Removal The Cherokees adopted the American culture. This includes the way the Americans dressed, worked, spoke, and believed. In spite of their attempts to assimilate to the American ways Andrew Jackson enforced the Indian Removal act in 1838 and 1839. The Cherokees were forced out of their homes and off of their lands east of the Mississippi River, and made the twelve-hundred mile journey to what is now called Oklahoma. Cherokees called this the Trail of Tears. George

the Cherokees, the Whites and the Blacks. The relationship between Shoe Boots and Doll had indeed been a very unusual relationship at the time. The more acceptable intermarriages were between the Cherokees and the Whites. It was through their relationship that, Tina Miles was able to show us a different perspective. Unlike the others, she didn't just focus on the Whites and the Cherokees. Instead, she showed us this new element; The blacks. She showed us issues that had arisen as the Cherokees had

change. The Cherokees’ lost their independence to White Americans. Once the white supremacy started to take control, the Cherokees’ lost their power. Though they lost their

The Cherokees were a part of the Five Civilised Tribes. They were mainly known for being a part of the Indian Removal Act. In 1830, President Andrew Jackson had ordered the Cherokees to move yet he did say that he would give a better area of land to the Cherokees to persuade them to move. Then, the Cherokees had moved away to another area. Which lead to many bad things for them as people died from this act although that didn’t stop them from living the way that they did. The Cherokees lives were

• Introduction Native Americans have existed for thousands of years, developing a rich heritage that characterizes the value of the group. Today it is estimated that there are more than 2.5 million Native Americans living in the United-States and this population is steadily growing. Although they account for only 1 percent of the total U.S. population, they have been described as including 50 percent of the diversity that exists in this country. This diversity among Native American nations is illustrated

the late 13th century. Cherokees were one of the first tribes to transform their land into a new cultural landscape that was similar and sometimes better than neighboring white frontier people. Lives of the Cherokee Indians contained mostly fishing, hunting, farming, pottery, and fur trading. The Cherokee Indian tribe did anything to support their families and tribes. In addition, while working hard and supporting their families they also enjoyed some fun time

Jackson’s term and called the Indian Removal Act “unjust.” Jackson’s Indian Removal policy would set the stage for Trail of Tears and the forceful removal of the Cherokee Nation. The Trail of Tears stemmed from Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act, the Cherokees were forced to move West of the Mississippi into now a day Oklahoma. The Trail of Tears was the name given by the Cherokee people of the cross country journey they made, because of the

their society, then we are going to see how Cherokees assimilated and adapted to the society of the white people, and finally we will look at how Cherokees were rejected and suffered from racism in the white society. First, we will look at who were the Cherokee People, where and how they lived. Indians tribes had many different names. Each tribe could give a specific name to another one. For instance, most of the tribes that had relationships with Cherokees called them “Uplanders” or “Mountaineers

that worked to prevent any further loss of land at the hands of white Americans. Fortunately, newspaper editorials allow us to recognize those who worked diligently to raise awareness about and prevent the removal of Native Americans, specifically Cherokees in this case, from their own territories. Although newspapers give us the ability to understand varying viewpoints on a historical issue, they've also lacked the ability to give a concise and unified public opinion and often contained strong biases