Introduction Since the colonization of America‚ there have been tensions and confrontations between white settlers and Native Americans over territory and civilization. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830‚ allowing him to communicate with Native American tribal leaders in order to negotiate their voluntary relocation to Federal reservations west of the Mississippi River. When several tribes refused to relocate‚ the conflict turned violent and was conducted through the
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while the act was theoretically voluntary‚ many Native Americans were coerced‚ forced‚ and manipulated into giving up their land. The primary target of the Indian Removal Act were the so-called “five civilized tribes‚” the Cherokee‚ Muscogee‚ Choctaw‚ Seminole‚ and Chicasaw‚ who controlled huge swaths of land in areas like Florida and Georgia. These tribes had tried a variety of tactics to hold on to their land‚ including assimilating and adopting European habits‚ which is why they were known
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was the one who made this removal. He called it the Indian Removal. In 1830‚ the Indian Removal act was signed. Native Americans were forced to leave their lands. The Choctaw was the first one forced to leave. Thousands of people died. The removal kept on going. More and more Native American tribes were forced to leave. The Choctaws‚ Cherokees‚ Creeks‚ Seminoles‚Chickasaws and more were forced to
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It began in 1831 when the Cherokee‚ Seminole‚ Choctaw‚ Muscogee-Creek tribes were resided in what is now the deep South. They lived in civilized tribes and some tribes were beginning to go through cultural transformation which is a theory that a group or race will eventually give up their customs and traditions and become accustom to the dominant race or culture. The tribes that were going through cultural transformation were the Cherokee and the Choctaw. George Washington was one of the first advocators
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the history of the United Stated. The individuals who liked the Indians‚ such as Speaker of the House Henry Clay‚ and senator Daniel Webster‚ strongly opposed the Indian Removal Act. Racism was prevalent toward Natives since the Creek‚ Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ and Seminole seemed the most capable of adopting English ways of living. The
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generally compelled tribes to cede large areas to the United States government. he Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ Cherokee‚ Creek‚ and Seminole tribes lived originally in the area that now encompasses the states of Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Tennessee‚ and North Carolina. These groups defined their own identity in many ways‚ but an important one was their relationship with the land that they considered their home. The Choctaw territory in present-day Mississippi extended from the Mississippi Delta on the
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THE BIG CHIEF TABLET By S.B. Watson My first clear memory of writing is at the young age of 5‚ before the first grade‚ when my mother took me to the five and dime store to purchase school supplies. We bought crayons‚ pencils‚ erasures‚ scissors and glue. We put it all in a white cigar box. We also picked up this red writing tablet that was thicker than most books I had ever seen. On the cover was this Big Indian Chief. I remember thinking‚ “Why did this chief have his picture on the front
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“The Creek‚ Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ and the Choctaw knew that they could not defeat the Americans in war” ( ) the settlers were so “land hungry” that the Native Americans knew that all they could do was try to appease the white man. Native Americans were willing to ty to do whatever they could do
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tribes‚ from their homelands that some had been inhabiting for generations‚ tearing apart Indian culture and trust between traditional Native Americans and Americans. The forced removals affected the Cherokee‚ Muscogee‚ Seminole‚ Chickasaw‚ and Choctaw nations and were carried out by various government authorities following the passing of the Indian Removal Act in 1830. The Indian Removal Act was signed and enforced by President Andrew Jackson on May 28‚ 1830. The act authorized the president to
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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
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