Summary Of The Removal Of Cherokees

The article of the story of The Removal of the Cherokees presents the hardships which the Cherokees went through while moving west after being kicked out of their territory in Georgia. This event in history shows how ungrateful people are, the unfairness of life, and how to this day somethings have not changed. To begin with, one of the things in this article that really makes me see how ungrateful some people are is the fact that Andrew Jackson and Chief Junaluska fought together in the Battle of Horse Shoe. These men trusted each other enough to trust each other with their lives. Junaluska even saved Jackson’s life during battle and when Januluska asked him if he could help protect his people Jackson did nothing to help him. There were many things which Jackson could have done he could have let the Cherokees live in their territory and if the whites wanted the gold then they could take it. But they didn’t have to remove them from their homes and years of work. The fact that Junaluska thought about what would have happened if he had not saved Jackson’s life shows how much he regretted having saved him, I would have as well.
This makes sense on why the trail the Cherokee took was called the Trail of Tears. It was called the Trail of Tears because of all of the tears shed for those who died. All of the resentment that the Cherokee must have felt against the whites must have been a lot. Just think about the fact that all of these people died because of the fact that the Whites wanted gold is very upsetting. They could have just gotten the gold and not have removed the Cherokees from their