A long time before this land was called the United States‚ the Cherokee people used to live in this land in the valleys of rivers that drained the southern Appalachians. These people made their homes‚ farmed their land‚ and buried their dead. Also these people‚ who are now called Indians claimed larger lands. They would use these for hunting deer and gathering material‚ to live off of. Later these lands were called Virginia and Kentucky. As it is mentioned in the text‚ these people had their own
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second bank of America causing horrifying economic problems‚ and he owned many slaves. In 1839‚ Andrew Jackson forced Native Americans to leave their homeland for his own benefits. They had to make a treacherous trip later named by them “The Trail of Tears”. The Native Americans lived peacefully in the homeland to the West. However‚ their land was wanted
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How did the English defeat everyone they came into contact with? How were they able to steal land without any consequences? The English not only felt they were the superior race‚ but they often had the law on their side due to them being white and of the English race. Many of the white men that had powerful authority had the mindset that all English men had‚ they deserve it all. In A Different Mirror written by Ronald Takaki‚ he explains how the English were able to acquire all they land and how
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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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Cherokee Removal In 1828‚ Andrew Jackson was presented as president. He wanted to remove Indians to have more land for the white people. When Jackson wanted to remove the Indians most cooperated‚ but not the Cherokee Indians. The Cherokee Indians refused to leave their land. Jackson had given a speech about the removal act. He didn’t care what tribe of Indians it was he didn’t want any Indians on "His" land. In Jacksons mind if one tribe of Indians left they would all leave. If only it was that
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Tennessee. They were very friendly. In the early 1800’s they were forced to leave George‚ Kentucky‚ South Carolina‚ Virginia and Tennessee because of President Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Policy. The Cherokee Indians called their journey the Trail of Tears because they had little food and were very tired. Four thousand out of fifteen thousand men and women died along the way. The Indians that were forced to leave settled in Oklahoma. The Cherokee Indians lived in wigwams made of wood‚ bark‚ and
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The word Cherokee comes from a Creek word "Chelokee" meaning "people of a different speech." In their own language the Cherokee called themselves the Aniyunwiya or "principal people" or the Keetoowah‚ "people of Kituhwa." The Cherokee are perhaps one of the most interesting of Native American Groups. Their life and culture are closely intertwined with early American settlers and the history of our own nation ’s struggle for freedom. In the interest of promoting tolerance and peace‚ and with
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Critical Thinking Essay For thousands of years‚ Indians freely inhabited American land with peace and harmony. Then‚ all of that drastically changed when the white settlers began encroaching on their territory. Only the Five Civilized Tribes by the 1830 ’s proved to be the most suitable in this rapidly changing environment‚ but just when they started adopting the whites ’ ways of life‚ they were forced out of their land. Years have passed and Indians still only hold small pieces of territory. Although
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The generalization that‚ "The decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790s than a change in that policy‚" is valid. Every since the American people arrived at the New World they have continually driven the Native Americans out of their native lands. Many people wanted to contribute to this removal of the Cherokees and their society. Knox
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In Georgia when gold was discovered‚ the Cherokee were forcibly removed from their land. The Cherokee sued in the Supreme Court for the right to remain on their land‚ and the ruling was in their favor. But unfortunately‚ President Andrew Jackson ignored this ruling. He sent federal troops to remove the Cherokee. With the harsh winter conditions in 1838 the troops succeeded in removing the Cherokee form Georgia‚ and forced them to march to Oklahoma. The Cherokee and Seminole were Indian nations
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