How Did The Influence Of Native Americans On The Trail Of Tears
Introduction
The Trail of Tears was a time where five Native American tribes were forced from their homes. The Trail of Tears has lots of different perspectives, including but not limited to, the Cherokee Tribe and the government’s perspectives for and opposed to the mass migration. When the Native Americans were forced from their homes, the main tribe affected was the Cherokee.
FIRST PARAGRAPH
On the Trail of Tears, the five tribes forced from their homes were the Cherokee, the Chickasaw, the Choctaw, the Creek, and the Seminole (“Cherokee Nation vs. State of Georgia)”. The Cherokee are the tribe we have the most facts on. There were a few Cherokee who signed a contract saying that they would leave peacefully and of their own will (“Cherokee …show more content…
John Marshall, a Supreme Court Judge, said the Native American nation was a “distinct community in which the laws of Georgia have no force” (“Indiana Removal”). Other things John Marshall said were that the Native Americans had made friends with both France and Britain without even being their subjects (d’Errico). In both cases, the tribes had protection yet freedom and John Marshall says that they should still have that (d’Errico). This was not the first time the John Marshall ruled in favor of the Native Americans, people think this is because he supported them …show more content…
He instead wrote to congress to call for the removement of the Native Americans (“President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress On Indian Removal”). As he spoke to congress he said “What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to...towns and prosperous farms” (“Andrew Jackson’s Speech to Congress on Indian Removal”). After he got Congresses removal Jackson went to the Cherokees and told them he was their friend and didn’t want to deceive them (“Andrew Jackson to the Cherokee Tribe, 1835”). Jackson told the Cherokee that through uncontrollable circumstances they could not flourish in the middle of a civilized community anymore, he also said if they didn’t leave he would kill their children and wives (“Andrew Jackson to the Cherokee Tribe, 1835”). Afterward he reported back to Congress saying it brought him pleasure that two important tribes accepted the provisions given to them for their removal and that he hoped the other tribes would soon follow. (“Andrew Jackson’s Speech to Congress on Indian
The Trail of Tears was a time where five Native American tribes were forced from their homes. The Trail of Tears has lots of different perspectives, including but not limited to, the Cherokee Tribe and the government’s perspectives for and opposed to the mass migration. When the Native Americans were forced from their homes, the main tribe affected was the Cherokee.
FIRST PARAGRAPH
On the Trail of Tears, the five tribes forced from their homes were the Cherokee, the Chickasaw, the Choctaw, the Creek, and the Seminole (“Cherokee Nation vs. State of Georgia)”. The Cherokee are the tribe we have the most facts on. There were a few Cherokee who signed a contract saying that they would leave peacefully and of their own will (“Cherokee …show more content…
John Marshall, a Supreme Court Judge, said the Native American nation was a “distinct community in which the laws of Georgia have no force” (“Indiana Removal”). Other things John Marshall said were that the Native Americans had made friends with both France and Britain without even being their subjects (d’Errico). In both cases, the tribes had protection yet freedom and John Marshall says that they should still have that (d’Errico). This was not the first time the John Marshall ruled in favor of the Native Americans, people think this is because he supported them …show more content…
He instead wrote to congress to call for the removement of the Native Americans (“President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress On Indian Removal”). As he spoke to congress he said “What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to...towns and prosperous farms” (“Andrew Jackson’s Speech to Congress on Indian Removal”). After he got Congresses removal Jackson went to the Cherokees and told them he was their friend and didn’t want to deceive them (“Andrew Jackson to the Cherokee Tribe, 1835”). Jackson told the Cherokee that through uncontrollable circumstances they could not flourish in the middle of a civilized community anymore, he also said if they didn’t leave he would kill their children and wives (“Andrew Jackson to the Cherokee Tribe, 1835”). Afterward he reported back to Congress saying it brought him pleasure that two important tribes accepted the provisions given to them for their removal and that he hoped the other tribes would soon follow. (“Andrew Jackson’s Speech to Congress on Indian