States was trying to force the Cherokee to leave their land‚ when they should not be forced to leave at all. They were given two options to either stay or leave‚ but they did not know what to do. People think the Cherokee need to leave because their land was blocking the path for them to expand‚ but they did risk death if they did leave. The Cherokee should stay and fight for their land because it was given to them from their forefathers as a gift. The Cherokee should be able to stay because
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Cherokee Tribe ANT 200 September 24‚ 2013 Samantha Carney & Amanda Vance Summary The Cherokee tribe splits up into three different tribes; Cherokee Nation‚ United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians‚ and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Cherokee was one of the first‚ if not the first non-European ethnic group to become US citizens. This is one of the largest groups with an estimated population of 25‚000 members. It is the largest of all of the Southern tribes. The Cherokee Nation had approximately
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Brief History The Cherokee is spread out over what are currently Kentucky‚ West Virginia‚ North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ Alabama and Tennessee. The people called themselves Ani Yunwiya‚ which means “the principal people‚” and were the largest single tribe in the south. The name Cherokee was given to them by other Indian tribes and meant “people who speak another language.” In the 16th century‚ there were about 25‚000 Cherokee. From 1684 to 1835 white settlers moved through their lands.
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people to the West. The government passed the Indian Removal Policy in the year 1830‚ which called for the removal of Native Americans from the Tennessee‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia areas. It also moved the Seminole capital‚ Echota‚ in Tennessee to the new capital called New Echota‚ Georgia and then eventually to the Indian Territory. The Indian Territory was declared in the Act of Congress in 1830 with the Indian Removal Policy. Elias Boudinot‚ Major Ridge‚ and John Ridge
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Andrew Jackson viewed himself as a friend to the Cherokee people because he always wanted what was best for the Cherokee and he thought of himself as a fatherly figure. President Jackson always wanted what was best for the Cherokee people. He looked out for them by keeping their best interests in mind. Andrew Jackson positively keeps them in mind when he says‚ “[...] enable them to pursue happiness” (Doc 1). The president says the relocating of the Cherokee to the west is their best option. According
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The Cherokee Tribe started hundreds of years ago before the opening of the European connection in the southeastern part of what is now the United States. Cherokee society continued to develop new elements from European settlers. The Cherokee Tribe has many different social organizations‚ languages‚ economic systems‚ and customs and traditions. The social organizations shows how some are being used as the social classes today. Wilma Mankiller was one of the first women voted in as principal chief
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them to leave. In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act because white settlers didn’t want to live with the Native Americans. Andrew Jackson’s reasons for defending the Indian Removal Act were fraudulent and in the eyes of the Native Americans would be unfair and irrelevant. A few reasons would be the Trail of Tears‚ the Five Civilized Tribes‚ and the fact that the Cherokee Nation went to court. There were Five Civilized Tribes‚ the Cherokee‚ Creek‚ Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ and Seminole. The Five
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Most of the Cherokee lived Eastern half of the North America‚ they were the first of the Native American Tribes to come in contact with the new colonist. War began when Andrew Jackson ignored the treaty President Washington had signed and waged war on the Cherokee. The US Government began displacing Cherokee to the west of the Mississippi River. On 1832 the US Supreme Court founded the Cherokee as a nation. But Andrew Jackson ignored the ruling to concentration
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It is speculated that the Cherokee tribe migrated to the Southeast between the years 600 and 1000; centuries before the first regular contact with Europeans. In the years before the 1500’s‚ when the Europeans started settling in America‚ the Cherokee lived an exceptionally sedentary lifestyle with the women doing mostly farm work while the men hunted. However‚ as contact with the white Europeans grew more common‚ the Cherokee developed a sense of dependence on them for goods and a more “civilized”
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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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