Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
The Indians of America lived mostly peacefully among the people in the states. Though to some they were only to ever be thought of as savages, people who would kill the whites. Others thought of them as less than whites. They were essentially in the same social status or class as the blacks were. Though the land in America more rightfully belonged to them than any persons living there, they were treated like immigrants in a foreign land. They weren’t given the same rights as the other people there. They were also taken advantage of because they did not understand what the Europeans were doing when they were making trades and other events similar to that. One of the main people that did not like the Indians, was Andrew Jackson. When Jackson became president he passed the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal was an unfair law towards the Indians that did not allow them their rights and was forced on them, some people were against it, most Indians were, and a rare few white people. It began the Trail of Tears, a sad time with many deaths for the Indians. On May 28th, 1830. President Andrew Jackson got the “Indian Removal Act” passed through both houses in Congress. In this act, it called for all Indians living East of the Mississippi, to relocate to the West of the Mississippi. Jackson would give land to the Indians that would move to the West. Some tribes agreed peacefully, others would not go. At this time, there was a great number of Cherokee Indians living to the East, but they weren’t the only tribe. There were many tribes needing to relocate. Tribes such as the, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles. In Cherokee alone there was close to twenty thousand Indians that needed to be moved. With the “Indian Removal Act” being passed, the Native Americans were very upset and did not want to move. With the Indians refusing to move Jackson responded with force and action. This started, what became later known as, the Trail of Tears.
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The Indians of America lived mostly peacefully among the people in the states. Though to some they were only to ever be thought of as savages, people who would kill the whites. Others thought of them as less than whites. They were essentially in the same social status or class as the blacks were. Though the land in America more rightfully belonged to them than any persons living there, they were treated like immigrants in a foreign land. They weren’t given the same rights as the other people there. They were also taken advantage of because they did not understand what the Europeans were doing when they were making trades and other events similar to that. One of the main people that did not like the Indians, was Andrew Jackson. When Jackson became president he passed the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal was an unfair law towards the Indians that did not allow them their rights and was forced on them, some people were against it, most Indians were, and a rare few white people. It began the Trail of Tears, a sad time with many deaths for the Indians. On May 28th, 1830. President Andrew Jackson got the “Indian Removal Act” passed through both houses in Congress. In this act, it called for all Indians living East of the Mississippi, to relocate to the West of the Mississippi. Jackson would give land to the Indians that would move to the West. Some tribes agreed peacefully, others would not go. At this time, there was a great number of Cherokee Indians living to the East, but they weren’t the only tribe. There were many tribes needing to relocate. Tribes such as the, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles. In Cherokee alone there was close to twenty thousand Indians that needed to be moved. With the “Indian Removal Act” being passed, the Native Americans were very upset and did not want to move. With the Indians refusing to move Jackson responded with force and action. This started, what became later known as, the Trail of Tears.
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