GKE Task 2 J. Dan Gibbs Western Governors University GKE Task 2 Significant Changes/World Leader Martin Luther was born on November 10‚ 1943. He held many positions‚ he was a monk‚ a Catholic priest and a professor. Two of his most significant social accomplishments were the challenging of the Catholic doctrine of that time and the translation of the New Testament into German and incorporating his own doctrine. During the time of Martin Luther the Catholic Church was teaching that
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Another way that Jackson redefined Presidency was arguably the most controversial aspect of his term in office. President Jackson went against a decision that was made by the Supreme Court and acted on his own accord‚ based on his support of Indian Removal from the United States. In the supreme court case‚ Worcester v.
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banks." He thought the money would be more helpful to the ordinary people if it were available on a state level. I- Indian Removal Act of 1830. Congress passed this law that required five Native-American tribes to relocate from their homelands in the southeastern part of the United States to the land that is present-day Oklahoma. When Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act‚ it became law. The five Native-American Tribes continued to march to their new home‚ with their U.S. Army escort‚ throughout
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The American Indian: 1609 to 1865 The Effects of the Removal on American Indian Tribes: Resistance and Removal “The utmost good faith shall always be observed toward the Indians‚ their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent‚ and in their property‚ rights‚ liberty‚ they shall never be invaded or disturbed‚ unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress.” Northwest Ordinance‚ 13 July 1787 From the time‚ the first colonies were settled in America‚ relations
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The Five Civilized Tribes and the “Trail of Tears” The Indian Removal Act and the “Trail of Tears” was one of the worst tragedies in American history. It shows that the US government was forcing Native Americans to move from their homelands and endure great hardships of famine‚ cold and harsh weather‚ long treks on foot‚ and unfamiliar places with no regards to their safety‚ culture‚ history and wellbeing. Since the settling of North America by European colonists‚ relations between Native Americans
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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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1835 to 1842. There were a total of three wars between the U.S. and the Seminole tribe. Many ended up captured and removed but some did escape to Florida. The Cherokee decided to take legal action against the removal in both 1831 and 1832 but both attempts failed in providing relief to the group. In 1835 a treaty was signed by 100 Cherokee leaders agreeing that they would give up their land east of the Mississippi. Trading it for money‚ livestock‚ land‚ and a variety of other supplies. But these
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Debate “The Cherokee Indians are one of the largest of five Native American tribes who settled in the American Southeast portion of the country. The tribe came from Iroquoian descent. They had originally been from the Great Lakes region of the country‚ but eventually settled closer to the east coast.” When thinking of Indians‚ most Americans jump to the stereotypical tee pee dwelling‚ buffalo hunting savages that are inferior to whites. This is not the case of the Cherokee. The Cherokee live in log
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Trail of Tears‚ and it led to many conflicts between the United States and the Native Americans. The Trail of Tears was not just a sudden action taken by the US government‚ there were multiple things that led up to the trail. In his 1831 ruling in Cherokee v. Georgia‚ Chief Justice John Marshall (who served on the Court from 1801 to 1835) upheld the Cherokee’s right to national sovereignty‚ however president Andrew Jackson (President of the US from 1829-1837) told the Georgia State Government that
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accompanying documents. You will have 60 minutes to read and analyze the documents and answer the question. This question tests your ability to work with historical documents. To what extent was the decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790’s than a change in that policy? Document A Document B Source: Henry Knox‚ secretary of war
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