supreme court ruling of Worcester v.s Georgia by allowing Georgia to enforce its unconstitutional laws concerning the Cherokee nation‚ my people‚ and myself. These laws annexed my people’s land to the government of Georgia‚ abolished our democratic government making our elections illegal‚ and then raffling off our land to whites. As stated in the court ruling by John Marshall “The Cherokee nation‚ then‚ is a distinct community‚ occupying its own territory‚ with boundaries accurately described‚ in which
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terms in office‚ over 94 Indian treaties were signed at the expense of the Native Americans. The Cherokee treaty displayed a lack of democracy in that no tribal officers were present at the signing and so few Cherokees were involved in the negotiation. The Cherokees resisted‚ which led to the “Trail of Tears”‚ a trek that was made under severe conditions and ultimately led to the deaths of 4‚000 Cherokee Indians. Indian removal had profound consequences‚ one of which was the strengthening of Jackson’s
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Sam Houston : A True Frontier Legend of the United States Sam Houston was a great man who was involved with much of the early development of America and especially Texas. He was a soldier‚ lawyer‚ politician‚ businessman‚ and also family man. He was taken adopted by the Native American who later became the people he admired and supported. They together helped to bridge the gap between the American government and the Native American. Sam Houston succeeded in many roles in American’s history‚ and
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For centuries‚ The United States has made countless decisions. Decisions to battle‚ decisions to make peace‚ and decisions to stand down. However‚ not all of these have been good decisions in the overall scheme of things. In fact‚ countless ideas America thought were knowledgeable at the time have proved devastating to other parties. One example of this can be seen through the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears is a failure in history because it led to the death of thousands of American Indians
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My Religion My Tribe‚ My Life: The Importance of women in Native American Religion Introduction "In February 1757‚ the great Cherokee leader Attakullakulla arrived in South Carolina to negotiate trade agreements with the governor and was shocked to find that no white woman was present. Because Cherokee women regularly advised his nations council on matters of war and peace."# For many years a lot had said about Native American religion. From the believing in spirituality to the Sun
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Indian Legend of Lovers’ Leap There are many different stories of Lovers’ Leap’s around the world. This Cherokee Indian legend took place many years ago in Rock City‚ Tennessee. According to the legend‚ the Chief of the Cherokees had a beautiful daughter named Nacoochee‚ which means “Evening Star.” Sautee was a handsome‚ strong brave from a rival Indian tribe. He and Nacoochee fell in love the first time they saw each other. He was determined to be with her‚ and she longed to be with him‚ despite
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While watching "Trail of Tears" I noticed the hardship of wanting to stay in the same location from John Ross break apart due to other political needs which lead to relocation of the Cherokee tribe. With the horrific pathways of muddy terrains and snowy areas during the process of relocating many of the Native Americans died day after day. However they had no choice since it was either to stay at their original homes but disband from the tribe or to contiue in the tribe but to face the predicaments
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working class‚ churches‚ and the minority who happened to be immigrants. The removal act was implemented in 1838 and 1839 by Andrew Jackson. After the Supreme Court ruling in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia(1832)‚ states had no authority over tribes‚ which later led to the trail of tears in 1938. The trail of tears forced the Cherokee Nation to give up all land east of the Mississippi River and migrate on to present day Oklahoma. The journey caused starvation and many other effects that killed over 4‚000
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Wilson was a field worker who told the story of a half white half Cherokee named Mary Cobb Agnew and her unique perspective of The Trail of Tears. Mary Cobb Agnew married Walter S. Agnew before the civil war. Both of Mary Cobb’s parents died when she was just seven years old. Her aunt raised her. Mary Cobb first hears about
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stated that the history of the US for the first 100 years is primarily about the successes‚ concerns‚ and desires of the Anglo-American man. As a result‚ the impact of marginalized groups played little to no role in how events of those years transpired.” This quotes claim is not true as it has been continuously proven in the events of the United States first 100 years that the impact of marginalized groups like slaves and Native Americans‚ directly impacts the Anglo-American man and the events that
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