Indian Removal Act Research Paper

Having people being treated poorly because of their skin color or their ethnicity today is not socially acceptable but back then, everyone did it. The Indian Removal act was an act created by President Jackson. He had these poor people forced from their property because of their ethnicity. The Indian Removal Act was not justified because the U.S. Government (President Jackson), lied to the Cherokee people about what they promised, President Jackson took away the Cherokee’s rights and the Cherokees had a lot of hardships while they walked the Trail of Tears. The Indian Removal Act was not fair for anyone and shouldn’t have been created in the first place. So many people lost their lives and their rights so it was not justified.
President Jackson lied harshly to the Cherokees about what they were promised. According to Trail of
Prod. Steven Heape. Dir. Chip Richie. Screenplay by Daniel Blake Smith. Perf. Wes Studi, James Earl Jones, James Garner, Crystal Gayle, John Buttram, and Douglas Wilder. Rich-Heape Films, 2006. DVD, President Jackson promised the Cherokees shelter, supplies and support when they were moving down towards west of the mississippi. Another thing that he promised according to the video, is that the Native Americans didn't have any time to go and grab their things from their houses. Jackson promised that they could bring their belongings but he barged into their homes with no warning and forced them to leave. Afterwards, the Cherokees watched as white Americans ran into their houses and stole their property. A lot of the Cherokees didn’t even have time to even get their shoes. The last thing that happened was that the Native Americans did join white civilization yet they were still kicked out. In the Indian Removal Act it says that the Cherokees can either join civilization or leave and move to their designated land. “Many had converted to Christianity. Some settled as farmers and adopted