Five Civilized Tribes

history began in 1541 when Spanish explorer Coronado ventured through the area on his quest for the "Lost City of Gold." The land that would eventually be known as Oklahoma was part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Beginning in the 1820s, the Five Civilized Tribes

Governments as well as those of the Cherokee Indians. The three-way relationship as well as the issues will examine how the interpretation of the Constitution changed society prior to the year of 1840. The Cherokee Nation was the largest of Five Civilized Tribes of the southeast. They are a people of Iroquois descent. The

would also bring disease with him, along with those following him, which would kill countless Indian tribes—some to the point of extinction. Columbus and his cruel treatment of natives are also frequently emphasized by critics; he had enslaved many natives and sold them for money despite being explicitly told not to by the royalty of Spain. Further, land that had been with Native American tribes for generations would be displaced by Columbus, which gets into a whole new argument of its own in judging

Jackson’s Indian Removal Act defied previous Supreme Court rulings in favor of the Cherokees and other Native American tribes, but the policy soon went into effect. The journey from the Native Americans’ homeland to the Western Indian Territory was referred to as the Trail of Tears. Document 10 shows a map of Indian Removal in the United States from 1831-1840s. The Five Civilized Tribes travelled nearly eight hundred miles to present-day Oklahoma- the Seminole from Florida, the Choctaw from Mississippi

another. These motionless figures seem to be fixed in thought. At the same time, the four-horse chariots are placed on the side, and the charioteers behind them hold the reins, waiting for the race to begin. Although broken into many fragments, the five main characters on the pediments are identified: Zeus stands at the highest point at the apex, while the two competitors and the women involved, Hippodamia and Queen Sterope, flank on each side of Zeus. The depiction of Zeus’s neck denotes that he

certainly seems to fit the symbolism used by William Golding in his popular – yet controversial – novel, Lord of the Flies. The book is about a group of five to thirteen year old boys who get stranded on an island with no adults, no designated authority, and no rules; as the story continues, we observe the decline of the boys’ ‘society’ from a group of civilized children having fun to savages killing each other for sport, and eventually all these events culminate in their rescue. Golding uses symbolism in

also was its repercussion to natives and settlers. Hordes of settlers crossed the Great Plains on their way to find gold in California or to rich farms in Washington and Oregon. Americans from the East were responsible for the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes of the South: the Cherokee, the Choctaw, the Chickasaw, the Creek and the Seminole Peoples to Oklahoma. To deal with this problem, the government sent Indian to Reservations, took Indian lands and paid annuities in return. Even though, Indians

Celtic Culture and the Arts The legacy the Celts and their culture have bestowed upon the face of civilization is powerful and enduring. With their rich and intriguing history, and their complex and beautiful beliefs, they have been a great influence in many aspects of present day life, from their art and innovations, to deeply rooted traditions modern humanity still continues to preserve. It is through the examination of the Celtic culture as a whole, from their origins, tool usage and inventions

extreme magnitude. It is undeniable that this act of Indian Removal was a terrible thing to do, yet history is lettered with bad choices, hurt feelings, and inhumane acts. When the choice was made by Jackson to relocate the Cherokee, and other civilized tribes, there were many factors that played into that decision. The nation was still a "baby" when Jackson became president. Having only had seven presidents to precede Jackson, the Government was still in the process of forming. The looses confederation

Spaniards to travel overseas, expanding the empire for the Crown while fulfilling their own greedy desires to possess riches. With the arrival of Spaniards seeking lands to conquer and extract wealth from, Native Americans cities collapse in the hundreds; tribes that once stood for generations vanished from existence due to Spanish brutality and introduced diseases. Observers of the occurring widespread terror reported seeing the exhaustion of the land and enslaved Native Americans; for example, Bartolomé