Trail Of Tears: The Removal Of Native Americans
In the 18th century, the U.S. military made over 100,000 Native Americans who lived in the Southwestern United States move to what they had called Indian Territory. Many of them walked this journey, they did not have enough food or water and there were many illnesses going around which caused people to become sick and then die. Eventually, this awful journey was called the Trail of Tears. Andrew Jackson, who was the president at the time was the one who porpent the removal of Indians. In 1814, he sent a command out to the U.S. military to remove the Native Americans out of the Southwestern United States. The Natives tried to fight this removal, but most of the way were non-violent. Sadly, their attempts to be able to stay in their homeland
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The tribes were Creek, Choctaw, Creek, Chicksaw and the Muskogee tribes. Choctaw tribe contain many of people. Their territory was now modern day Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. George Gain was responsible for moving this tribe out of the Southwest. It took the years 1831 to 1833 to remove them. The Choctaw tribe were not very violent, unlike the Seminoles. In 1832 the seminoles were called for a meeting at Payne’s Landing to go over a treaty. It stated that they would move west if the land was suitable for them. It was a Creek reserved area. The treaty then explain that the Seminole tribe would not exist if they moved west, the would become part of the Creek tribe. The Seminole tribe did not sign because the two tribes did not get along. The Seminole tribe refused to sign for a very longtime. This was until March 28, 1833, the seven chiefs of the tribe signed the treaty saying that now the land was acceptable. The rest was the tribe was outraged with the seven chiefs. The seven chiefs said that they were forced to sign the treaty. After this was stated, a group of Seminoles ambuscade a U.S. military company and killed all but 3 of the 110 army groups. The Creeks were forced from Georgia. They had the Treaty of Indian Springs. The tribe then later stated that the treaty was fraudulent but most of the tribe was still forced to move. The Chickasaw tribe did not put up that much of a fight. They moved across the Mississippi
The tribes were Creek, Choctaw, Creek, Chicksaw and the Muskogee tribes. Choctaw tribe contain many of people. Their territory was now modern day Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. George Gain was responsible for moving this tribe out of the Southwest. It took the years 1831 to 1833 to remove them. The Choctaw tribe were not very violent, unlike the Seminoles. In 1832 the seminoles were called for a meeting at Payne’s Landing to go over a treaty. It stated that they would move west if the land was suitable for them. It was a Creek reserved area. The treaty then explain that the Seminole tribe would not exist if they moved west, the would become part of the Creek tribe. The Seminole tribe did not sign because the two tribes did not get along. The Seminole tribe refused to sign for a very longtime. This was until March 28, 1833, the seven chiefs of the tribe signed the treaty saying that now the land was acceptable. The rest was the tribe was outraged with the seven chiefs. The seven chiefs said that they were forced to sign the treaty. After this was stated, a group of Seminoles ambuscade a U.S. military company and killed all but 3 of the 110 army groups. The Creeks were forced from Georgia. They had the Treaty of Indian Springs. The tribe then later stated that the treaty was fraudulent but most of the tribe was still forced to move. The Chickasaw tribe did not put up that much of a fight. They moved across the Mississippi