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    B. Labeled Native Americans “Indians” best interest to enslave C. Pope’s message warning Indians Hanke‚ P. "Christopher Columbus: The Untold Story ."http://www.understandingprejudice.org/nativeiq/columbus.htm. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 7 Jul 2010. II. Trail of Tears A. Supreme Court establishes that Native Americans can live on land 1. Cannot hold claim or title to land 2. Still had right to occupancy B. Policies limiting land sales to U.S. Government 1. Three tribes: Cherokee‚ Creek‚ and Chickasaw

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    Mississippi has gone through many cultural changes in its history a few major cultural changes have been the trail of tears and loss of Native American culture the end of slavery and agrarian based society‚ and the transition to a desegregated society. Mississippi’s first people were descendants of people traveled across the being s when it was frozen 1000’s of years ago. Eventually there people made their way across the Americas and settle in various places to become the Native American tribes

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    unjustified because it is egotistical‚ self contradictory‚ and xenophobic exemplified through by The Trail

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    factors contributed to the breakdown of “good feelings”. However‚ President Andrew Jackson and the truly horrible things he did during his presidency‚ from the infamous Trail of Tears‚ to the Nullification Crisis‚ politically divided America‚ causing the breakdown of “good feelings” within the political realm of America

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    What were the causes of the Trail of Tears? The Trail of Tears was caused by the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The enforcement of this act was possible through the use of military forces. “The soldiers first erected internment camps and then rounded up the Cherokees. ‘Families at dinner were startled...and rose up to be driven with blows and oaths along the weary miles of trail that led to the stockade’”(Takaki 76). The Cherokees were gathered and forced to go on the trail. They were dragged out of

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    Andrew Jackson Hero Outline After reviewing Andrew Jackson’s positive and negative actions‚ it has come to a conclusion that he was in the position of a hero. In the 1800’s President Andrew Jackson showed he was a hero to the reduce in Federal debts‚ winning the Battle of New Orleans‚ and hearing the voices of the people and giving them the chance to vote for their president. Despite all his positive work‚ he also made many negative decisions‚ but none mayor and serious. Andrew Jackson made

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    PEQs APUSH MacKenzie Hudgins 1. The Jacksonian period (1824-1848) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man”. To what extent did the period live up to this characterization? Consider 2 of the following in your response: -Economic development -Politics -Reform Movements One of many questions to ask with regards to the Jacksonian era is‚ “Who was the common man?” This concept is the greatest contradictory question to ask that determines the validity of the name “era of the

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    Andrew Jackson." N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. McNamara‚ Robert. "Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears." N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. PBS. PBS‚ n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2015 PBS. PBS‚ n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2015. "Spoils System." Spoils System. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. "The Trail of Tears — The Indian Removals." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association‚ n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2015 "Trail of Tears." History.com. A&E Television Networks‚ n.d. Web. 02 Mar.

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    During Andrew Jackson’s presidency‚ there was many encroachments to the Native Americans including the Indian Removal Act of 1830‚ Trail of Tears‚ and the Black Hawk War. All of which were a conflict or feud with the Natives and the Americans. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was put into place when Cherokee Indians‚ living in the states‚ were learning the language and culture of the Americans. In response to this‚ Andrew Jackson issued the Indian Removal Act. This act sent for the removal of all Indian

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    the Europeans 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

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