Indian Removal Act

Who should move? The Cherokee or Americans? The Indian Removal Act was created by the former President Andrew Jackson in 1830. The Americans wanted to settle land in Georgia, but most of the Cherokee tribes refused. The Indian Removal act of 1830 was not justified and the Cherokees should not move because they fought for the U.S., Cherokees were cheated in trade by the U.S., and the supreme court ruled in favor for the Cherokees.
The Cherokees should not move because they fought for the United States during the War of 1812. Two Native Americans helped the U.S. Their names were Red Jacket and Farmer’s Brother. They helped the U.S. lead a group of Native Americans, one of the five nations. The group of Native Americans helped and fought at Fort
The Native Americans were treated horribly, when they trusted the Americans. The U.S., stole their horses and many died from diseases. This information was gotten from the article called “Allow the Cherokee to Stay,” it stated “Their horses were stolen and hundreds died from disease and malnutrition on the journey.” This quote means that they agreed to move nicely and calmly, but the U.S., still did not treat them fair. That’s not all, when one tribe called the Lakota Nation agreed to move westward because there would be food, water, and land. The U.S., tricked them and they went to imprisonment camps. This was in the article called “ The Betrayal of Native Americans”, it said, “Instead, many Lakota live on reservations (or prisoner of war camps, as they might be called) like Pine Ridge, which is annually one of the most impoverished places in the United States.” This states that Native Americans agree to move where it would be better, but the U.S. still treated them horribly. It was not only the U.S., it was also Canda. The Canadians agreed to help the native groups with money because the U.S. and Canada were the richest nations back then. Instead, the Canadians poisoned their water, soil, and air. Some of the native groups were from the first nations. They were the Inuit, Métis tribe, and others . This was in the article called, “The Betrayal of Native Americans”. The quote stated, “Instead of honoring its
Supreme court supported the Cherokee in favor to not let Georgia force them off their land. The Cherokee were tired of fighting and learned to compromise, instead of resulting to scalping and burning people alive. The Cherokee decided to educate themselves. Their leaders were well educated. They even had a constitution, schools, and a newspaper. They went to the president to show him that they were civilized, and that they could hopefully stay. The Cherokee nation were shocked when he said there was nothing he can do. This information was from the article called, “Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act”, it stated in quote, “Many of their leaders were well educated; many more could read and write; they had their own written language, thanks to Sequoyah, a constitution, schools, and their own newspaper.” This means that instead of leaving their homeland, they can compromise and become more civilized. The Cherokee did not stop because they wanted their freedom. The Cherokee went to William Wirt to take their situation to the Supreme Court. William Wirt took it to court and argued that the independent nation was regarded by the U.S. and its many treaties with them. Then it went to John Marshall, but it was rejected. Until they read John Marshall’s decision, and knew they were going to win. The final decision came and the Cherokee stayed. They were also encouraged by missionaries. This was gotten from the article called “Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act.”