As the Jeffersonian era began to decline‚ a new era began to form. The Jacksonian Democracy brought in a surge of energy to people across the United States. Energy driven by both the quest for westward expansion and the excitement of a young and developing nation. The previous one-party system dominated by the Democratic-Republicans had been snuffed out and Andrew Jackson and his crowd of supporters rose from the ashes. Andrew Jackson redefined Presidency by founding the still-existing Democratic
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1) The reasons that the Cherokee give for rejecting the idea of moving beyond the Mississippi River is because they cannot endure to be deprived of their national and individual rights‚ and exposed to a process of intolerable oppression by the residents who live near the river already. 2) The Cherokees understood their “national and individual rights” as not having the rights‚ which the fathers planned‚ in their favor. The U.S. see them as an evil eye unlike many other Indian tribes. Many of the
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Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears The Long‚ Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians was written by Anthony F.C. Wallace. In his book‚ the main argument was how Andrew Jackson had a direct affect on the mistreatment and removal of the native Americans from their homelands to Indian Territory. It was a trail of blood‚ a trail of death‚ but ultimately it was known as the "Trail of Tears". Throughout Jackson’s two terms as President‚ Jackson used his power unjustly. As a man from the Frontier
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Sexuality‚ Race‚ and Madness. Ithaca: Cornell UP‚ 1985. An Indian Father’s Plea Medicine Grizzlybear Lake Medicine Grizzlybear Lake‚ also known as Bobby Lake-Thom‚ is a Native healer and a member of the Seneca and Cherokee Indian tribes. He is half Karuk and part Seneca‚ Cherokee‚ and Anglo. Throughout childhood and as a young man‚ Lake studied with numerous Native healers. He taught Native American Studies at Humboldt State University‚ at Eastern Montana College‚ and is currently an associate
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ruthless when it came to the enlargement of his country‚ and would stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Although Jackson was set on his plan of action‚ the previous years ’ presidents had not had the same fundamental opinions upon the subject as he. The Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaw‚ Muscogee-Cree‚ and Seminole Indians were all indigenous to southeastern territory in the States; these five tribes were recognized to be the “Five Civilized Tribes” due to their acceptance of acculturation that George Washington
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situations‚ whole tribes were killed or forced to move. The Native Americans had to leave their homelands‚ were forced on a dangerous‚ deadly journey‚ and shoved in a new land with which they were not comfortable. One such removal was that of the Cherokee and other tribes in the southeastern portion of the United States. The removal was a direct result of the Removal Act signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28‚ 1830. The Act stated that “no state could achieve proper culture‚ civilization‚ and
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supreme court ruling of Worcester v.s Georgia by allowing Georgia to enforce its unconstitutional laws concerning the Cherokee nation‚ my people‚ and myself. These laws annexed my people’s land to the government of Georgia‚ abolished our democratic government making our elections illegal‚ and then raffling off our land to whites. As stated in the court ruling by John Marshall “The Cherokee nation‚ then‚ is a distinct community‚ occupying its own territory‚ with boundaries accurately described‚ in which
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terms in office‚ over 94 Indian treaties were signed at the expense of the Native Americans. The Cherokee treaty displayed a lack of democracy in that no tribal officers were present at the signing and so few Cherokees were involved in the negotiation. The Cherokees resisted‚ which led to the “Trail of Tears”‚ a trek that was made under severe conditions and ultimately led to the deaths of 4‚000 Cherokee Indians. Indian removal had profound consequences‚ one of which was the strengthening of Jackson’s
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Sam Houston : A True Frontier Legend of the United States Sam Houston was a great man who was involved with much of the early development of America and especially Texas. He was a soldier‚ lawyer‚ politician‚ businessman‚ and also family man. He was taken adopted by the Native American who later became the people he admired and supported. They together helped to bridge the gap between the American government and the Native American. Sam Houston succeeded in many roles in American’s history‚ and
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For centuries‚ The United States has made countless decisions. Decisions to battle‚ decisions to make peace‚ and decisions to stand down. However‚ not all of these have been good decisions in the overall scheme of things. In fact‚ countless ideas America thought were knowledgeable at the time have proved devastating to other parties. One example of this can be seen through the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears is a failure in history because it led to the death of thousands of American Indians
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