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    itself is unconstitutional due to that fact that Indians were never truly considered Americans or settlers. They had seeked help from the newly appointed president Andrew Jackson but he would not interfere with the lawful prerogatives of the state of Georgia. Indian Removal was designed to push Native Americans off their tribal lands. Indian Removal catered to the demands of white settlers who wanted to take over desirable tribal lands such as the fertile farmlands controlled by Native American nations

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    Sherman's march to the Sea

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    Name of Facilitator: Course Name and Number: Date: Abstract This paper describes a campaign that helped decide the American Civil War. A General of the Union army named William Tecumseh Sherman helped lead a campaign that started in Georgia go the sea in Savannah‚ and finish to help aid the main forces in the Carolinas. During this march the soldiers lived off the land and the Southern people’s food and burning anything that could be of military use to the South’s forces. This march

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    supreme court. They did this by having a missionary named Samuel Worcester sue the state of Georgia‚ due to the actions they set forth against the Cherokee. Worcester’s attorney argued that Georgia’s actions violated several treaties guaranteeing Indian sovereignty‚ along with infringing on the 1802 Trade Intercourse Act (Davis 61). The decision‚ stated by Chief Supreme Judge Marshall‚ of Worcester v. Georgia is as

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    Georgia Rule Essay

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    The film ‘Georgia Rule’‚ directed by Garry Marshall‚ presents us with many issues in a very hesitant and unsatisfying way. One issue presented and discussed in the film that is portrayed in an unsatisfying way is dysfunctional families because of the constant arguing and fighting. This is evident as throughout the movie there is a continuous string of heated tension. Sexual abuse is also dealt with in an unfulfilling way because it not dealt with to a realistic point of view; it leaves the audience

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    Cancer Care

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    Cancer care in Georgia: 1‚ cancer patients: In 2009‚ according to the United States Cancer Statistics: | | * 1‚476‚504 new cancer cases were diagnosed in the United States‚* including 42‚432 in Georgia. * 567‚614 cancer deaths occurred in the United States*‚ including 15‚139 in Georgia. * For every 100‚000 men and women in Georgia‚ on average‚ approximately 461 were diagnosed with cancer and approximately 173 died from it. | | New Cancer Case (Incidence) Rates† | Death Rates†

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    Cherokee are very religious and spiritual beings‚ and they are very close to the land that the whites want them to give up. When the white settlers moved into the east coast‚ they drove the Cherokee out toward the interior Southeast‚ including north Georgia. After forcing the Natives out the settlers decided that they wanted that land too‚ which is the very reason we are meeting here today at Hermitage. White settlers started to travel and move into Cherokee land at the start of the early

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    Essay On Indian Removal

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    India Removal Act of 1830 In the early 1800s‚ while the fast growing country of the United states urged its people to expand to the south‚ on what was home to many Indian nations including the Cherokee‚ Creek‚ Choctaw‚ Chicasaw and Seminole. In search for land to grow cotton‚ white settlers considered these tribes an obstacle that stood in the way of progress. Pressures to the federal government to take over this land increased as more and more people tried settled in the south. This led to many

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    far as to adopt a government based mostly around that of the United States. In 1802 Georgia ceded their claim of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains to the federal government‚ in return Georgia wanted Cherokees out. Pleads were being made by tribes to stay in their original homeland from 1830-1838. The Supreme Court ruled in their favor but the then acting President Martin Van Buren told the state of Georgia to ignore it. The Indian Removal Act authorized the president to grant unsettled

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    the future of my country‚ Georgia‚ a fast-changing place. I hope to put my extra efforts to use in these exciting times by entering a career in tourism management and development. Since I enjoy travelling‚ hiking and camping‚ after entering Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University I chose Tourism Management as my major. This area of activity had never been especially popular in Georgia until recently‚ and so I think the potential for development is unlimited. Georgia could become one of the

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    Indian Removal Act

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    also states‚ “In the case of Worchester vs. Georgia (1832)‚ the U.S Supreme court ruled that the state of Georgia could not force the Cherokee off their land.” (Document 2). President Jackson is going against the law by supporting the Indian Removal Act. This does not show good presidency. He’s taking hasty decisions because of his bad past with the Indians. The Cherokees are not at fault. If they want to follow their traditions and still live in Georgia‚ fine. I don’t see why any American has an

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