which ended up being for the very few who survived about 2200 miles long. Also‚ while on the Trail of Tears the indians were exposed to terrible and horrific conditions. Some of the conditions that the indians were exposed to were the harsh winter winds and cold and the lack of proper nutrition from the scarce amounts of water and food they were given daily. On a daily basis on the Trail of Tears the indians were given two cups of hot water to drink‚ a piece of cornbread‚ and one turnip to eat. As
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treaty agreed to sell the U.S. government all tribal lands in the east in exchange for five million dollars and land in the west. Ross had argued that this treaty was done illegally. Not to mention that there was more than one route to the Trail of Tears. The first group of Cherokees had actually departed in Tennessee in June of 1838 and headed to Indian Territory by boat that had taken them through four state rivers including Tennessee‚ Ohio‚ Mississippi‚ and Arkansas (Thorton‚
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Indians. Starting in 1814‚ Andrew Jackson wanted to move the Cherokee Indians from their ancestral homeland of North Carolina‚ Tennessee‚ Georgia‚ and Alabama‚ to the present day state of Oklahoma. The Indian Nations traveled through the Trail of Tears to get to their forced new territory. They traveled in many different ways of transportation such as foot‚ horse‚ and wagon. Though many are informed of the horror of the Indian Removal Acts‚ the public seemed
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dehumanization‚ and obedience which leads to repression to others. We’ve also learned that with repression and genocide‚ they’re always earlier signs of intentions to destroy. I’ve chosen to write about the “Removal of Native Americans and the trail of tears” because I believe America destroyed our history and reputation. Everyone around the world sees America as a role model but are we truly role model’s? Is our history going to haunt us forever and our dark moments from the past never forgotten? Everyone
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The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a law‚ enacted in 1830‚ that forced Native American peoples east of Mississippi to move to lands in the west. Under this law‚ the federal government provided funds to negotiate treaties that would force the Native Americans to move westward. This law was very controversial and few people agreed with the enactment. Since the 1600s‚ white settlers’ attitudes towards Native Americans were one of two outlooks. Some favored the removal while others wished to convert
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it led to was the very well known Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of nearly 20‚000 Cherokee from their lands in Georgia and the Carolinas from 1838 to 1839. The discovery of gold in Cherokee land in Georgia was a man factor in the removal of the natives. Many natives undertook the journey to the new lands under severe distress. About 15‚000 Cherokee died of exposure and disease on the journey to the new land. The Trail of Tears is considered to be one of the most regrettable
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on wih the law‚ causing the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was the name given to the horrible event where Jackson force the Native Americans to travel during one of the worst winters to the other side of the Mississippi River. Jackson went against the constitution and around the verdict of the Supreme Court‚ so that he could get exactly what he wanted. Jackson was very unlike the presidents before him‚ by performing selfish deeds such as the Trail of Tears to get what he wanted. Another
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authorities. Native Americans were victims of many atrocities after the colonization of America‚ we’ll be discussing two situations that I personally believe can summarize the genocide against Native Americans; The Trail of Tears and the Massacre of Sand Creek. The Trail of Tears is the forced relocation of Native Americans after the Indian Removal Act was signed by the President Andrew Jackson in 1830. Cherokee‚ Muscogee‚ Chickasaw‚ Seminole‚ and Choctaw tribes were removed into Indian Territory.
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who happened to be immigrants. The removal act was implemented in 1838 and 1839 by Andrew Jackson. After the Supreme Court ruling in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia(1832)‚ states had no authority over tribes‚ which later led to the trail of tears in 1938. The trail of tears forced the Cherokee Nation to give up all land east of the Mississippi River and migrate on to present day Oklahoma. The journey caused starvation and many other effects that killed over 4‚000 people. (Explain without opinion how the
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United States army. “The Trail of Tears was the most sorrowful legacy of the Jacksonian Era”‚ (ushistory.org n.d.). Over 4‚000 Cherokees died in 1838 and 1839 on their way to present-day Oklahoma‚ during Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal (The Trail of Tears 1942). Missionaries who had invested their time and money teaching Indians about Christianity were against the removal of the Indians‚ many of whom lobbied Congress to oppose the act (Kidwell n.d.). The Trail of Tears marked the movement of the Indians
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