The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a heated topic in Congress. Defend the passage or rejection of the Act with reference to the moral‚ political‚ constitutional and practical concerns of a congressman. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was at the time‚ thought to be justified and acceptable. There were two groups‚ the people who wanted the Indian’s gone‚ and the people who believed they should be allowed to stay. I believe forcing the Indians out of their territory was immoral‚ had no effect on
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Congress about an act that would make the Native Americans move out of their homeland and into west America. It stirred many questions. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was at the time‚ thought to be justified and acceptable. There were two groups‚ the people who wanted the Indian’s gone‚ and the people who believed they should be allowed to stay. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 that forced the Indians out of their territory was immoral‚ had no effect on the state of Georgia‚ and it increased conflict between
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The Indian Removal Act The U.S got the Louisiana Territory in 1803. Then during his presidency‚ Andrew Jackson got Congress to 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
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Indian Removal (Zinn Chapter 7) Once the white men decided that they wanted lands belonging to the Native Americans (Indians)‚ the United States Government did everything in its power to help the white men acquire Indian land. The US Government did everything from turning a blind eye to passing legislature requiring the Indians to give up their land (see Indian Removal Bill of 1828). Aided by his bias against the Indians‚ General Jackson set the Indian removal into effect
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Native American removal is something that is considered a dark period in Untied States History. Many natives spilled their blood on their land that was taken from them by our American Government‚ many people then saw it as there right to expand westward (Manifest Destiny) if we didn’t take over the land‚ the United States would most definitely be different. The first major move of the United States government was setting up The Bureau of Indian Affairs. With this as well the US army established
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Removal: Necessary Evil? Since The Europeans landed on American soil they have contested the Native Americans right to their own lands. The Anglo- Americans encouraged the Native Americans to assimilate to their ways. Despite the efforts of the Native Americans to work with the Anglo- Americans‚ they still ended up being treated exactly how the Anglo-Americans were once treated in their respective home countries. In turn‚ like the colonists‚ the Native Americans wrote out their grievances and
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During the Cherokee removal period‚ many Cherokees stood up to express their opinions on this conflict. Most of the Cherokee members were against this act and furiously fought back against Congress’s decision. However‚ there were some who have other ideas about the Cherokee Nation’s future – they believed it was better for them to move. Regardless of different opinions‚ the Cherokees never stopped to advocate for themselves. Throughout the removal period‚ political leaders of the United States sometimes
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AP English 3 9 December 2013 The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society Comprehension 1. Illiteracy is a danger to the democratic society because the number of eligible voters that are illiterate is by far enough to sway a vote. This could lead to the electing a president that is not as politically fit as another candidate. 2. Kozol states that‚ “The answers to these questions represent a reasonable test of our belief in the democracy to which we have been asked in a public school to swear allegiance
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Who should move? The Cherokee or Americans? The Indian Removal Act was created by the former President Andrew Jackson in 1830. The Americans wanted to settle land in Georgia‚ but most of the Cherokee tribes refused. The Indian Removal act of 1830 was not justified and the Cherokees should not move because they fought for the U.S.‚ Cherokees were cheated in trade by the U.S.‚ and the supreme court ruled in favor for the Cherokees. The Cherokees should not move because they fought for the United States
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