President Andrew Jackson's Reflective Essay: The Trials Of Tears

This video actually made me sad. I think it's unhuman to have made anyone uproot thier lives and be forced to walk 1000 of miles because of a signed piece of paper. The Trials of tears came to be because President Andrew Jackson signed the Removal Act. The Act stated that "no state could achieve proper culture, civilization, and progress, as long as Indians remained within its boundaries. The Indians have lived there and it was there home. The government didn't give them options; basically gave them land Oklahoma and told them to move there. The Cherokee refused to leave which is exactly what I would have done. The Cherokees wanted to continue on with the traditions of their ancestors. They wanted to live on the land of their ancestors,
where it all began. The Cherokees took their case to the U.S. Supreme Court and succedded. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokees. The Supreme Court did not believe that the Government should force them to move off of their own land. The victory didn't last long though. President Andrew Jackson ignored the Supreme Court ruling and directed the Army to force them to leave anyway. The Army followed the orders of President Andrew Jackson and forcibally removed them.
I think it's disgusting that we forced Indian tribes to relocate. It wasn't enough that we forced ourselves upon them. The Indians believe their lands are sacred and we we violated thier beliefs. We ruined thier traditional lives and sent them to foreign land to start all over. They walked without proper footwear, food, or clothing. The weather conditions were not favorable. Many died because of our greed and ignorance. Thousands of Indians died because of starvation, diseases, and the cold weather condtions. This is a sad part of American history.