vid=7&sid=24f22114-93a8-45a7-b75f-95127ae552c5%40sessionmgr4&hid=10&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=n9h&AN=17910229 Benchmarks: U.S. History -- Expansion & Manifest Destiny (1784-1860) Subject Terms: INDIANS of North America ; TRAIL of Tears‚ 1838-1839 ; CHEROKEE Indians -- Relocation ; JACKSON‚ Andrew‚ 1767-1845 ; SEMINOLE Indians ; UNITED States -- History -- 1815-1861 Authors: McGill‚ Sara Ann Source: Indian Removal & the Trail of Tears; 2009‚ p1(Click to view ’Table of Contents’)2p Publisher:
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concluded that‚ “discovery also gave the discoverer the exclusive right to extinguish Indian title either by purchase or by conquest. Natives were recognized only as temporary occupants of the land‚ and not as owners (Learn NC). The decision to move the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River‚ decided by the Jackson administration‚ was more of a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790’s. There were several moral aspects of moving the Indians that were
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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 illegal in
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Indians to act more American and gain their beliefs and culture so they forced the culture on them‚ an example of how they did this is by making them change religions. The Indians were made of two different tribes‚ one being the Choctaw and the other Cherokee. Men‚ women‚ and children were forced along
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The political elements played an enormously important role during the time period 1820-1840. Between the presidency of both Thomas Jefferson in 1800 and Andrew Jackson in 1828‚ American culture and politics were transformed as democracy appeared to suffuse every aspect of them. The growth of democracy caused a significant political consequence; the expansion of suffrage to include virtually all men by the removal of property requirements. The removal of property requirements proved to be controversial
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territory. I believe the Tribes were taken advantage of and abused by the states whenever possible. In 1971 the Cherokee tribe was in the process of making treaties with United States. The state of Georgia recognized the Cherokee tribe as a nation allowing them to make their own laws and follow their native customs. In the late 1700’s their land started to be invaded by the white man. The Cherokee Indians began to move to Arkansas. (Historical Context) I believe the Indians were taken advantage of and
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As John Burnett once said‚ “The trail of the exiles was a trail of death”. This perfectly describes the Trail of Tears- a journey in which 15‚000 Cherokees were forced to walk about 1‚000 miles in the harsh cold winter. The Trail of Tears was a horrifying event- full of hunger‚ diseases‚ exhaustion‚ and death. The seventh president of the United States of America‚ Andrew Jackson‚ was the cause of this brutal and heartbreaking journey. He forcibly transferred the Cherokees from their home on the
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to the period of time in which the Federal government forcibly removed thousands of Cherokee‚ along with the members of other Indian tribes. The Cherokee was succumbed to disease‚ lack of food‚ foul weather‚ mistreatment of soldiers‚ and much more. The removal process and the actual journey cost thousands of lives‚ extinguishing a large portion of the tribal population. The term Trail of Tears came from the Cherokee term Nunna dual Tsung‚ which translated meant “Trail where we cried” (Thornton 289)
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of Tears was a name given to the cruel journey of the Cherokee Indians that were forced to move west from their native land in Georgia by The United States of America. It was a crucial time in United States history and much of the blame has been put on Americans. But it should be known that removal of the Cherokee tribe has two sides. Removal of the Cherokee Indians happened not only because of White Americans but also from Internal Cherokee Strife. White Americans wanted the Cherokees removed because
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beliefs or views to follow. On the other hand‚ I am one-quarter Cherokee Indian. My father’s mother was a full-blood Cherokee. I’ve always been intrigued by this culture and the challenges and discrimination the tribe had faced throughout their development. The Cherokee Indians once settled in the Great Lake region of the United States. The Indians migrated south to the region which is now Georgia. Once settled in the south‚ the Cherokee tribe prospered. The tribe constructed a written language
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