How Did America Stolen?

The question of ¨Was America Stolen?¨ seems to be a common debate between many people, and in the past 100 years opinions have dramatically shifted. Before the 1960s the common viewpoint of how America was acquired was that the United States westernized and overruled the savage Indians (Flavin), but these views certainly change over time. The first inhabitants of America were believed to be migrants from Asia about 12,000 years ago. These Asian migrants spread across the Americas building all kinds of tribes and nations of their own. Next was believed to be Vikings around 1000 A.D. who spread around Newfoundland and North America, yet not much is known about these civilizations. Lastly, analyzing the most commonly referenced and spat upon founders, Spain and Christopher Columbus in the year 1492 A.D. There is much controversy around Columbus going into this foreign territory and
Due to this, America decided not to go west, but instead, south. The Seminole Wars were wars against the Indians and the Spanish from 1817 to 1850. These wars were fought to acquire the territory of Florida(Ann). In 1830, war general Andrew Jackson becomes the president of the nation and he is not a lover of the Indians. Under the leadership of Andrew Jackson the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was proposed. The act was heavily protested by the Cherokee Indians and even went to the Supreme Court, but the Cherokees were declined because they were not citizens of the U.S. Jackson proposed that the Indians give their territory to the U.S. government in exchange for $5 million and new territory out west, the Cherokees didn’t take it, which sparked the infamous trail of tears. This is an example of how a nation is conquered, the people were offered a great deal, didn’t take it, and were punished and the place is taken. It’s not fair, but that is how nations