There were some reasons why the Cherokees moved in the first place. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 justified because the Indians did things that are very uncalled for. They did things like‚ scalping men‚ women‚ and children alive. and They also burned them on stakes. Also the Cherokees agree to move because they signed a treaty that if they sign it they agreed to move. Plus when they move they get to receive five million dollars and they also get a lot of land. So the Cherokees agree to move and
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As a result of his Indian removal policy‚ the Choctaws were the first to sign a treaty promising to relocate. Most the Seminoles refused to sign with only a portion agreeing to a removal treaty in 1833‚ with most refusing to abandon their home land the Second Seminole War of 1833 was fought and subdued in a third war. With other tribes following suite; the Creeks signed a removal treaty in 1832 and the Chickasaws moved in 1837. Although it was the removal of the Cherokee that would forever blemish
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part of america didn’t have a lot of space for farming. Like the Trail of Destiny only the Cherokee were forced out of Mississippi and they traveled to the space of land that is now called Oklahoma. This event occurred because of Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy. This was also very important to because we needed the Mississippi to take part in the civil war‚ plus it gave us
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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
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Question 1 Indian Removal The Indian Removal Act was the forced relocation of Indian Tribes from their homelands to federal lands further West. The people of the South supported this Act because they wanted to gain the fertile Indian lands. A type of Indian resistance would be that they attempted to adopt “white” practices‚ like large farms and even owning slaves. Another type of Indian resistance would be going to war. The First Seminole War‚ for example‚ tried fighting against the Americans for
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The United States government used many different techniques to remove Indians from Western lands so they could use it for their own selfish needs. Some of these methods were clearly harmful‚ while others were written to seem reasonable and helpful. Nomadic Indians were finding it hard to live due to declining bison herds and deteriorating grasslands. This situation was made worse by thousands of pioneers pouring into the west because of the new discovery of silver and gold in the Rocky Mountains
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1. In his veto message‚ Jackson did not question the ability of the bank to regulate currency and credit. What public policy objectives does his message attempt to advance? Jackson is saying that much too often the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes. And that this bank does not permit competition in its monopoly‚ it is a monster to society. As well as advancing the fact or belief that some of the powers and privileges possessed by the existing bank
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Jackson ignored this ruling. He sent federal troops to remove the Cherokee. With the harsh winter conditions in 1838 the troops succeeded in removing the Cherokee form Georgia‚ and forced them to march to Oklahoma. The Cherokee and Seminole were Indian nations and the way the settlers say it was that they were standing in the way of their progress with acquiring land. When Jackson’s troops invaded Spanish Florida in 1818 the United States gained more partly because of the motivation to punish the
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support the removal of Indians? In 1830‚ President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. Indian tribes were forced to move from their homelands to the Indian Territory. On their journeys to the Indian Territory‚ the Indians faced exposure‚ disease‚ and starvation. Many died on their journeys. The Native Americans began to call this trail "The Trail of Tears." In my opinion‚ the Trail of Tears was a very despondent event in history. I do not support the removal of Indians. To begin
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force in clearing away the Native Americans. He strongly despised American Indians as evidenced by his relentless promotion for their removal. Jackson eventually got his wish when Congress passed the Indian Removal Act which forced American Indians to relocate‚ thus allowing settlers to use the remarkably fertile Native American land for their own crops and agriculture. From the late 1700’s to the early 1800’s‚ American Indians had to travel from their homes some 800 miles to now day Oklahoma.
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