Melanie Mitchell 02/05/2013 It all started when my friend and I were driving and I had a great idea. I said “Wouldn’t it be fun to go to Atlanta Georgia?” I mention that I have family that lives in Atlanta Georgia‚ and that we could stay with them. We planned the trip for August 10th. Turns out this will be the most liberating and most independent event in my life. Thursday‚ August 10th rolls around; it’s time to start loading the car‚ and hit the highway. Just knowing that we were on our
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Kiara Jackson History Mr.Gubellini Nullification‚ Andrew Jackson and the Natives‚ and African Americans the results what took place. There are some things in the world like crisis‚ personal point of views‚ and different approaches about many things; some other things unexplainable and maybe unnecessary‚ but in this case that is most likely not the point. The point is between 1828 and 1845 there were some attempts at changing the government and our lives. Some of these attempts
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Removal act was established Georgia‚ surveyors and squatter entered Cherokee lands‚ instantly focusing on the Cherokee tribe‚ they chose to battle back in government court. The Cherokee country brought a suit against the condition of Georgia in the US Supreme Court‚ Chief Justice Marshall said the case needed purview since the Cherokees were not US residents or a free country. This expressing all Indians are not genuinely American subjects. Following in the following year a
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was allocated land in Georgia during a treaty with the U.S. In 1828‚ whites wanted to reclaim this land not only for settlement purposes‚ but because of the discovery of gold. President Jackson and the U.S Congress passed a policy of Indian removal for all lands east of the Mississippi River; this was known as The Indian Removal Act of 1830. As Georgia tried to reclaim this land‚ the Cherokee protested and took their case to the U.S Supreme Court‚ known as Worcester vs. Georgia. The act was instituted
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Meetings of the Cherokee Legislature and courts were deemed illegal‚ anyone living on Cherokee land and not Cherokee were subject to approval to do so under Georgia law. Some who refuse like Samuel Worchester‚ a white missionary who lived on Cherokee territory for years would was jailed and sentenced to “hard labor.” Georgia state legislator efforts were essentially to write the Cherokees out of existence‚ ignoring the nation’s constitution‚ borders and laws in the pursuit of
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assimilate with white American culture‚ Indians were encouraged to "convert to Christianity; learn to speak and read English; and adopt European-style economic practices such as the individual ownership of land and other property. However‚ in 1802 Georgia and Federal Government had started talking about passing a law to remove the indians and move them west of the Mississippi. The indian removal act was put in place to give the southern states the land that the indians had originally settled on. The
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responded by forming their own Constitution and went to court in 1831 to fight for their land. Chief Justice John Marshall and the other jurors decided that the Cherokee had the right to govern themselves‚ and the actions of Georgia were considered unconstitutional. Georgia ignored the court decision and President Jackson refused to enforce the decision. It could be argued that Jackson actions were justified because he was looking out for the interests of the Southerners. Another controversial issue
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GEORGIA | 45 Youth Against Corruption: An National Essay Contest (Georgia) Summary The project Youth Versus Corruption consisted of a series of discussions culminating in a school essay contest for 14-15 year olds. Students were encouraged to develop and express their attitudes towards corruption and lawfulness‚ whilst raising their awareness on the issue through discussions with guest speakers and by writing creative essays. This empowering project captivated the interest of students
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a country where governments work for all people and a democratic party that looks to its young people as the future. I have the distinct opportunity to serve as a member of Georgia’s State House Representatives representing the 60th district of Georgia‚ which comprises Fulton County‚ Clayton County‚ the City of Atlanta‚ Forest Park‚ College Park‚ East Point and Hapeville. While I am proud to serve this great district many of the areas in my district are suffering for issues of high unemployment
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The Trial of Tears was when the Native Americans in the Southast were forcibly removed from Georgia. They were made to march from Georgia to present-day Oklahoma. It was caused by multiple people and events‚ but there were also people who tried to stop this tragic event. Gold was discovered near Cherokee territory in 1828. Thousands of white miners wanted this land for the gold and began to settle there without permission. Whites started to demand the government to remove the Native Americans
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