wed‚fri classes 884352 Mr. Ale The Cherokee land stretched through the southern appellations‚ the land consisted of beautiful green mountains‚ filled with trees‚ tall rock mountains and lakes with high water falls. It was a land of which no other can compare to‚ “Ridge”‚ who was born in 1771‚ grew up in the Cherokee lands‚ said‚ “I would willingly die to preserve them.” (2:52). The Cherokee nation had constantly been under threat with other Indian tribes and the
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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
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How did the English defeat everyone they came into contact with? How were they able to steal land without any consequences? The English not only felt they were the superior race‚ but they often had the law on their side due to them being white and of the English race. Many of the white men that had powerful authority had the mindset that all English men had‚ they deserve it all. In A Different Mirror written by Ronald Takaki‚ he explains how the English were able to acquire all they land and how
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act more American and gain their beliefs and culture so they forced the culture on them‚ an example of how they did this is by making them change religions. The Indians were made of two different tribes‚ one being the Choctaw and the other Cherokee. Men‚ women‚ and children were forced along
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Andrew Jackson became the president of the United States in 1828 and was the country’s leading democrat. Democracy during this time had not yet embraced all Americans‚ excluding women‚ African Americans‚ and Indians (Keene‚ 226). Jackson and his supporters desired to limit the rights of blacks by basically stripping them of their suffrage. Many states expanded suffrage for white men by removing property requirements‚ while others
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creation myth‚ “How the World Was Made” written by the Cherokee have similarities and differences that open the eyes of its audiences that are unknowledgeable of the topic. Native American folktales are stories on how certain Native American tribes contributed their beliefs and culture into one story. For example‚ the Mono Native American’s lived in New Mexico‚ were primarily nomads‚ and surrounded their culture around nature. The Cherokee were a large group of Native Americans that contained a
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The Trail of Tears was a harsh and inhumane event that happened in the 1830’s. Indian tribes were forced off of their land and they were involuntarily relocated to what is now Oklahoma. There was fear and resentment among the white settlers when it came to their Native American adversaries. They were a different kind of people than the whites when it came to how they lived‚ spoke‚ dressed and as well as their religious beliefs. This unfamiliarity with them led to the settlers believing that they
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Carolina‚ Florida and Tennessee‚ was valuable‚ and it grew to be more coveted as white settlers flooded the region. • The Indian Removal Act opened up the lands to white settlement still held by Indians • The five major tribes who were affected were the Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaw‚ Creek‚ and Seminole. They are known as the “Civilized Tribes”. • One method was to adopt Anglo-American practices such as large-scale farming‚ Western education‚ and slave-holding. They adopted this policy of assimilation
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The Indian Removal Act forced the Cherokee Indians to give up any land east of the Mississippi River. This mass migration of about 15‚000 Cherokee Indians is now referred to by the Cherokee Nation as The Trail of Tears‚ due to the adverse impact it had on the Cherokee. Nearly 4‚000 Native Americans died during this mass migration‚ due to the plethora of obstacles they faced‚ including starvation and
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Little Women by Louisa Alcott would definitely appeal to women of all types and ages. Little Women appeals to a broad audience‚ its full of the values and beliefs‚ and it paints a very real picture of most American’s lives at the time. The reason for this book appealing to such a broad audience lies in all the characters’ personalities. Mrs. March is a strong‚ independent woman who never falters‚ therefore she relates to all independent women; but she is also a mother who plants strong values in
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