Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
The Cherokee Indians have lived on this continent far longer than anyone of British decent. Yet they were removed, in a brutal manner, from their homeland, on which they have lived for countless centuries. This journey of removal was called the Trail of Tears, and this paper will show the effect it had on the Cherokee. It will be told how they lived before they were removed, tell the events that led to their removal, explain the conditions of travel, and tell what has happened to the Cherokee after the Trail of Tears.
The native people of the North America lived for hundreds of years in peace. However, in 1540 the every day lives of the Native Americans came to an alarming halt. It was in that year that Hernando de Soto came in contact with the native people of North America. From then on the natives, known as Indians, would come in contact with settlers from around the world that would be after their land. They would eventually adopt some of the foreigners’ ways. They would even go as far as to involve themselves in some of the colonial wars. This would not prove good for some because the Indians on the losing side of a war would lose some of their land.1
During the nineteenth century as many as one hundred thousand Indians were moved westward. The Indians from five different tribes were removed. The removed tribes were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and the Seminoles. “The removal of these Indians mostly occurred during the decade of the Indian Removal Act if 1830” The one Indian tribe that was most devastated by United States was the Cherokee Indians. This group of people were the ones who experienced one of the most horrific removals in our nation’s history. “The Cherokee removal was named Nunna dual Tsung( Trail Where They Cried)”. To us it is known as the Trail of Tears.2
The Cherokee Indians were a unique people. It was said that “they never bow to any other creature”. When they spoke, they did so one at a time. When the speaker
The Cherokee Indians have lived on this continent far longer than anyone of British decent. Yet they were removed, in a brutal manner, from their homeland, on which they have lived for countless centuries. This journey of removal was called the Trail of Tears, and this paper will show the effect it had on the Cherokee. It will be told how they lived before they were removed, tell the events that led to their removal, explain the conditions of travel, and tell what has happened to the Cherokee after the Trail of Tears.
The native people of the North America lived for hundreds of years in peace. However, in 1540 the every day lives of the Native Americans came to an alarming halt. It was in that year that Hernando de Soto came in contact with the native people of North America. From then on the natives, known as Indians, would come in contact with settlers from around the world that would be after their land. They would eventually adopt some of the foreigners’ ways. They would even go as far as to involve themselves in some of the colonial wars. This would not prove good for some because the Indians on the losing side of a war would lose some of their land.1
During the nineteenth century as many as one hundred thousand Indians were moved westward. The Indians from five different tribes were removed. The removed tribes were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and the Seminoles. “The removal of these Indians mostly occurred during the decade of the Indian Removal Act if 1830” The one Indian tribe that was most devastated by United States was the Cherokee Indians. This group of people were the ones who experienced one of the most horrific removals in our nation’s history. “The Cherokee removal was named Nunna dual Tsung( Trail Where They Cried)”. To us it is known as the Trail of Tears.2
The Cherokee Indians were a unique people. It was said that “they never bow to any other creature”. When they spoke, they did so one at a time. When the speaker