murdered‚ enslaved‚ and relocated the Native Americans westward. Still‚ hundreds of years later in the 1800’s‚ this indigent treatment of Native Americans still existed. By examining the events: the Cherokee Nation in court‚ the Trail of Tears‚ and the Seminole Wars; it can be concluded that there is a false sense of constitutional government‚ equality‚ and opportunity for Native Americans. Americans’ treatment of the Cherokee tribe in the 1820’s and 30’s shows that a constitutional government is meaningless
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amongst many of Native American tribes. But I am going to talk about just five tribes. These five tribes are known as Five “Civilized” Tribes. To be more precise‚ I am talking about five Native American nations: Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaw‚ Creek‚ and Seminole. But why are they called „Civilized“ tribes? Mainly because of the fact that these tribes adopted attributes of the colonists’ culture. The tribes adopted features like Christianity‚ literacy‚ market participation etc. Interesting fact is that
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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
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Between 1816 and 1840‚ tribes located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River signed more than 40 treaties surrender their territory to the United States. Tribes such as Cherokees‚ Choctaws‚ Chickasaws‚ Seminoles‚ and Creeks. In early in the 19th century‚ the United States felt threatened by Spain and England‚ who held the western territory. At the same time‚ American settlers asked for more land. Thomas Jefferson proposed the creation of a neutral zone between the United States and
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his moniker. He previously earned recognition as an Indian fighter‚ and defeated the Creek tribes to carve out 23 million acres of land for the US‚ in what is now Georgia and Alabama. Some tribes even coalesced to fight this American madman. The Seminoles were aggressive and brutal‚ and they frequently crossed the border to attack American settlers‚ because they believed their land had been improperly seized. They did not recognize the legitimacy of these American claims‚ but in Florida‚ they could
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Jackson and his troops off long enough to permit their families and themselves time to escape. The war was known as the First Seminole War and stories of the battle were pasted down to Angolans descendants. In the battle Andrew Jackson was injured by the black worries‚ the injury and the fact that they escape only fueled General Jackson hate even more. The Angola and Seminoles set up a new community along Tampa Bay. Once again the community of Angola was emerged in diplomatic and economic
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fans something to cheer for. However‚ there is some controversy about some of the mascots. Some team names and mascots are related to Native Americans‚ such as The Cleveland Indians‚ Kansas City Chiefs‚ Washington Redskins‚ and the Florida State Seminoles. Some people will argue that these mascots are offensive‚ and others will say that they are just mascots. Sports teams should use Native American names and mascots because fans support these teams with pride‚ they don’t reflect poorly on Native Americans
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his actions were in favor of the people. A famous incident Jackson was involved in was the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The act gave Jackson the power to make “treaties” with the “Five Civilized Tribes”—the Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Creek‚ Chickasaw‚ and Seminole. However‚ the tribes refused to leave their land‚ and Jackson resorted to using military force. The Cherokee responded by forming their own Constitution and went to court in 1831 to fight for their land. Chief Justice John Marshall and the other
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Back in the day‚ America was obsessed with the idea of Manifest Destiny. They had always wanted to be a ruler‚ a leading country‚ but they were not sure how. The purchase of Florida in 1819 may have been an important factor in the creation of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was a term formed in the 1840’s by John L. O’Sullivan. It was the attitude in the 19th century that said America was destined to stretch from coast to coast and expand their territories. They believed the task was given to
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interpreting his vague instructions‚ Jackson’s troops invaded Florida‚ captured a Spanish fort at St. Marks‚ took control of Pensacola‚ and deposed the Spanish governor. He also executed two British citizens whom he accused of having incited the Seminoles to raid American settlements. This statement‚ which in the 1850s came to be known as the Monroe Doctrine‚ sounded tough‚ but most countries knew that America had little ability to back it up with force. Nevertheless‚ because Britain had also favored
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