How Did The American Indians Move To The Natives
In the year 1830, the lives of the First Nations (American Indians) would be changed forever. They were forced to move from their homelands leaving almost all possessions¬ behind, suffering from disease and exposure to weather. One by one, all nations were made to move onto reservations, mainly in what is known today as Oklahoma. All because Whites wanted to keep pushing westward to expand their territory and find better land. White settlers wanted to find new and better land to grow crops and to raise their children on. In the process, they continued to keep pushing westward into the native lands. In 1828 gold was discovered in Georgia causing the tension between the Cherokee Indians and the Whites to increase. Within three years, almost
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They did not care who was in the way. Nor did they really want to make an agreement with the Natives about sharing the land or buying land from them. The Whites burned the Natives villages and looted their towns, taking over the land that they wanted not caring who they hurt in the process. The main tribes affected by this were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole. In 1781 Articles of Confederation gave the federal government complete authority over Indian Affairs. Thus giving the federal government the power to make treaties with the Natives in any ways they saw fit. If they wanted to break a treaty that had already been agreed upon, they could do this as well. Also between the years 1770-1834 the Trade and Intercourse Act was passed stating that American Indians and non-American Indians should be separated. All of which leads up to the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This trip is one that many tribes had to endure; the Natives faced starvation, harsh weather, and new diseases while being marched at gunpoint to their new living area. Around 4,000 of the Cherokee did not make it to their new land. Along with crossing paths with other established Native Tribes. Through this move, they also had to adapt to new lifestyles because the new lands were unfamiliar to
They did not care who was in the way. Nor did they really want to make an agreement with the Natives about sharing the land or buying land from them. The Whites burned the Natives villages and looted their towns, taking over the land that they wanted not caring who they hurt in the process. The main tribes affected by this were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole. In 1781 Articles of Confederation gave the federal government complete authority over Indian Affairs. Thus giving the federal government the power to make treaties with the Natives in any ways they saw fit. If they wanted to break a treaty that had already been agreed upon, they could do this as well. Also between the years 1770-1834 the Trade and Intercourse Act was passed stating that American Indians and non-American Indians should be separated. All of which leads up to the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This trip is one that many tribes had to endure; the Natives faced starvation, harsh weather, and new diseases while being marched at gunpoint to their new living area. Around 4,000 of the Cherokee did not make it to their new land. Along with crossing paths with other established Native Tribes. Through this move, they also had to adapt to new lifestyles because the new lands were unfamiliar to