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    Worcester vs Georgia

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    Worcester was born in Worcester‚ Massachusetts‚ on 19th January‚1798 2. Georgia passed 5 laws restricting authority of the Cherokees over their lands a. Included was a law requiring all whites living in a Cherokee Indian Territory‚ including missionaries and anyone married to a Cherokee‚ to obtain a state license to live there 3. Samuel Worcester and 6 other missionaries refused to move from a land that was labeled an “Indian territory” a. Also‚ the group refused to apply for the government

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    Indian Removal Essay More land is benefit for a country of course americans want to make their country grow better so they need more land‚ so now we gong to talk about should Indians move? Of course that the Cherokee should move‚Cause of the threat from the U.S.invaders ‚and the U.S. leaders of already signed the Indian removal act‚and they move is for avoid more sacrifice of their people‚ the whole nation. In first reason they should move is because that the U.S. government will give

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    On August 1838‚ the journey of Cherokees began in what was known to history as the Trail of Tears. The Trail of tears involved thirteen parties of the Cherokee being forced by U.S. army troop under Andrew Jackson presidency to leave their residence in the southeast and migrate to the west. The discovery of gold in northern Georgia in 1828 and compulsion for the accessibility of more land to settle the growing white population contributed to more local delirium for the Indian dismissal. With the Election

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    Indian Removal Act

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    pass the Indian Removal Act. This act stated that all Indians that wished to follow their own tradition must move to the Indian Territory where they would have more than 70‚000 square miles of free land. When this act was passed‚ all Indians but the Cherokee signed the Treaty of Echota agreeing to move. Jackson thought it was necessary to take action against them to enforce the law. But the question is was the U.S justified in passing the Indian Removal Act forcing all Indians to move. I say no‚ the

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    1980 Dbq

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    accompanying documents. You will have 60 minutes to read and analyze the documents and answer the question. This question tests your ability to work with historical documents. To what extent was the decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790’s than a change in that policy? Document A Document B Source: Henry Knox‚ secretary of war

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    Indian Removal Act

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    settlements were inevitable as the population grew. Native Americans were harassed by these settlers because they wanted their land. For instance‚ gold was found in Georgia‚ thus making the Cherokee land more desirable. The Cherokee were forced out although the court case Cherokee Nation v. Georgia ruled that the Cherokee had a right to their land and that the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional (“Native Americans”). Aside from white men acquiring native land because of its resources‚ Indians were

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    past our car en route to the campground’s lone comfort facility. As I would later learn‚ campers are‚ by nature‚ a friendly and curious lot‚ and the majority of the campers stopped by our car for a closer glimpse at the campground’s newest conversation piece. Even those campers with an urgent need to visit the can seemed to grunt their approval as they scurried past our car. Lori and I were both exhausted from our long drive‚ but the smell of sizzling bacon and perking coffee from the nearby campsites

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    Indian Removal Act

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    tribes. When the Indians were being removed from their territory‚ they were lead out at gunpoint by the American military. It was immoral because there were 17‚000 Indians and 4‚000 died due to dehydration‚ starvation‚ and disease. The Cherokee had rights given to them. “They were granted their separate existence‚ as a political community‚ undisturbed possession and full enjoyment of their lands‚ within certain boundaries‚ which are duly defined and fully described and the protection of

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    My Favorite Vacation Spot

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    With a history dating back to the mid 80s‚ the Cherokee Survivors Motorcycle Rally & Concert carries on a southern biking tradition. Held twice a year at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds (formerly Ceremonial Grounds) in Cherokee‚ North Carolina‚ this event draws bikers from all over the United States. Situated on the Cherokee Indian Reservation‚ the event is only minutes away from the Great Smokey Mountains National Park‚ Blue Ridge Parkway‚ Cherohala Parkway‚ and the dragon’s lair at Deals

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    Trail of Tears

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    Jackson would give land to the Indians that would move to the West. Some tribes agreed peacefully‚ others would not go. At this time‚ there was a great number of Cherokee Indians living to the East‚ but they weren’t the only tribe. There were many tribes needing to relocate. Tribes such as the‚ Chickasaws‚ Choctaws‚ Creeks‚ and Seminoles. In Cherokee alone there was close to twenty thousand Indians that needed to be moved. With the “Indian Removal Act” being passed‚ the Native Americans were very upset

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