Cherokees

"Men were seized in the fields or going along the road, women were taken from their wheels and children from their play. In many cases, on turning for one last look as they crossed the ridge, they saw their homes in flames, fired by the lawless rabble that followed on the heels of the soldiers to loot and pillage" (James Mooney). This is just one encounter shared by someone who witnessed the treatment of the Natives during the United States' Westward Expansion movement. The treatment of the Native

dispute between the two groups took place with President Jackson leading the Americans and John Ross leading the Cherokee Indians. The author tries to give an account of the events following the Indian Removal Act of 1830 through the eyes of the Cherokees. The Red Indians felt betrayed by the white man and as a result, tension mounted between the two sides and eventually led to a series of massacres and murders before the forced evacuation. However, either side, with each attempting to protect its

Connecticut to be an educated person to help Cherokees protect their rights from the European Americans. On the other hand, the Wampanoag were not familiar with the concept of education. Jump to the political side, the young Cherokee leaders, John Ross and John Ridge, started to learn the politics and government system. With the participations of John Ross and John Ridge in the political system, other Cherokees hoped that they could protect all rights of Cherokees and avoided any discrimination and inequality

trail of tears 4000 Cherokees died. Which was a major decrease to their population as well. Most of the Cherokees actually died due to the cold weather and dehydration. Lots of them were killed by being beat or shot. And most women were raped. And then beaten to death. Also lots of the Cherokees killed themselvwalk that most of them died. Lots of them were beaten to death on their long journey or starved to death. The women were raped and beaten to death. Some of the cherokees even froze to death

Cherokee people. Nancy Ward first married Tsu-la and had two children. During the Battle of Taliwa the Cherokees raided the Creeks. Nancy Ward fought by her husband’s side. Many sources say she would chew the lead bullets for his rifle to make them more pointed and deadly on the enemies. When the Creeks killed Ward’s husband she picked up his rifle and led a charge that brought victory to the Cherokees. Due to her actions during the raid, the Cherokee clans made Nancy Ward Ghighau which means "Beloved

Cherokee Indians The word Cherokee is believed to have evolved from a Choctaw word meaning “Cave People”. It was picked up and used by Europeans and eventually accepted the adopted by Cherokees in the form of Tsalagi or Jalagi. Traditionally, the people

used to. People label and fear things they don’t understand. They had land torn away from them, and yet they are the ones labeled as savage and cruel. Indians, for example the Cherokees, were peaceful. The Cherokees didn’t live in tents or act like animals. They were a community and family that lived from the land. The Cherokees were very artistic and smart, they made pipes and music, they also learned how to survive and thrive in the Appalachians by making intricate trails. Firstly, Cherokee indians

Migration from the original Cherokee Nation began in the early 1800’s. Some Cherokees, wary of white encroachment, moved west on their own and settled in other areas of the country. A group known as the Old Settlers previously had voluntarily moved in 1817 to lands given them in Arkansas where they established a government and a peaceful way of life. Later, however, they were forced to migrate to Indian Territory. White resentment of the Cherokee had been building and reached a pinnacle following

peacefully. Many treaties were signed between the United States and different Indian groups that peacefully removed Indian Tribes from their homeland. One of these treaties was the compact of 1802, in this treaty the government agreed to remove the Cherokees from their land and take their title to the lands and in exchange Georgia gave up claims on western land that was controlled by Indians. Although most agreements were peaceful there were still many violent conflicts that arose between the Natives

often adapted to the Anglo-American ways of life and many Natives converted to Christianity, the relationship between the Natives and the Anglo-American people was far from peaceful. The white Americans wanted their land. Despite the treaty, the Cherokees were forced away from their home and the majority of the Cherokee population relocated to Oklahoma. Only a small percentage of the Natives refused to leave their property. That event had numerous negative effects on the Cherokee people, which can