Essay On Trail Of Tears

The trail of tears was one of the harshest punishments that the Native American population have faced. The trail of tears had many causes however the event it self took place in 1838 when General Winfield Scott rounded up as many Cherokee Indians as he could and forced them to walk to Oklahoma. The reasoning behind the naming of this event is due to the number of casualties due to disease and exposure to disease during this historical event. There were numerous people which led to the event such as Alexander McGillivray, William McIntosh, The Dahlonega Gold Rush, Worcester vs. Georgia case, as well as President Andrew Jackson and John Marshall.

If one were to rewind time they would start in the year 1750 by meeting the Creek Chief
This event caused thousands of gold miners to settle in Cherokee land without permission in hopes of finding gold. In 1832 the state of Georgia held a land lottery in the region which disregarded the Cherokee settlement. The white men and women demanded for the Cherokee to move due to their hunger for land and gold. Their wish was eventually answered in the year 1838 when the United States Army began removing the Cherokee Indians from the area. This was the official start of the Trail of
For example, the Worcester vs. Georgia case was a failed attempt at at protecting the Creek from removal. This court case, “declared that the Cherokee Nation was sovereign and were subject to their own laws. As a sovereign nation, the state of Georgia could not interfere in their affairs” , however this never came into effect due to Andrew Jackson’s decision to not enforce the court’s decision. Due to his decision to not enforce the court’s decision he did not fulfill his constitutional requirements as