Trail of Tears The Indians of America lived mostly peacefully among the people in the states. Though to some they were only to ever be thought of as savages‚ people who would kill the whites. Others thought of them as less than whites. They were essentially in the same social status or class as the blacks were. Though the land in America more rightfully belonged to them than any persons living there‚ they were treated like immigrants in a foreign land. They weren’t given the same rights as the
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On May 1830‚ President Andrew Jackson (1829–1837) signed the Indian Removal Act‚ which would take tribes of eastern Indians‚ living in settled states‚ and resettle them in specially designated districts west of the Mississippi River in Indian Territory (now the state of Oklahoma). Many tribes were affected by the Indian Removal Act. Most notably‚ the Cherokees‚ Choctaws‚ Creeks‚ Chickasaws‚ and Seminoles tribes were subjected to eviction (O’Neill 11). By the large‚ these tribes were known as the
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president of his time. Although he was extremely contradictory‚ he attained being seen as a war hero‚ an intelligent political man‚ and a great representation of the American dream. It is hard to believe that the same man who slaughtered thousands of Indian people and forced them out of their homeland received ample attention and admiration. This fame is because of his military
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they had done was in vain. The Georgians still wanted their land and the Cherokee were denied many rights. Soon after‚ President Andrew Jackson of the United States had established the Indian Removal Act‚ to rid the American territory of Native Americans. President Jackson believed that the Cherokee and other Indian tribes were in the way of American “progress”. Although some people believe that
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“The Indian Removal Acts” Imagine in today’s society‚ all of a certain minority being sent to Maine against their will while the public was cheering it on. It is incredibly immoral to do such a thing; yet in the early 1800’s this is basically what happened to the Cherokee Nation of 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
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Jackson did many things that made him a hero‚ he also did things that would question that. He can be known as an American hero for leading America in defeating the British at Battle at New Orleans and can also be known as a villain for passing the Indian Removal Act. Jackson’s strong leadership in being a general and president still gives him all the rights to be on the 20 dollar bill. Andrew Jackson is a hero for leading the Tennessee Militia at the Battle at New Orleans and defeating the British
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Whalen The Indian Removal Act of 1830 With the population of America increasing‚ white settlers were pushing the government to obtain Native American lands in the lower south which would be ideal for growing cotton. With these newly acquired lands‚ southern plantation owners could expand their property and increase their revenues. However‚ tribes like the Cherokee‚ the Seminoles‚ and the Chickasaw were perceived as interfering with their plans. Andrew Jackson issued the Indian Removal Act of 1830
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Moss 1 Braden Moss Mr. Boyd 10/27/14 1st Period Indian Removal DBQ Ever since the American people arrived at the New World they have continually driven the Native Americans out of their native lands. The decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s was not the only viable decision Jackson had in view of the issues‚ but Jackson had many reasons why he thought the decision was valid even though the Supreme Court said it was
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across the Mississippi River. The difficult and deadly journey was called the Trail of Tears. Andrew Jackson was the one who made this removal. He called it the Indian Removal. In 1830‚ the Indian Removal act was signed. Native Americans were forced to leave their lands. The Choctaw was the first one forced to leave. Thousands of people died. The removal kept on going. More and more Native American tribes were forced to leave. The Choctaws‚ Cherokees‚ Creeks‚ Seminoles‚Chickasaws and more
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but back then‚ everyone did it. The Indian Removal act was an act created by President Jackson. He had these poor people forced from their property because of their ethnicity. The Indian Removal Act was not justified because the U.S. Government (President Jackson)‚ lied to the Cherokee people about what they promised‚ President Jackson took away the Cherokee’s rights and the Cherokees had a lot of hardships while they walked the Trail of Tears. The Indian Removal Act was not fair for anyone and shouldn’t
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