Essays on Cherokee Removal

Presentation Notes

Many have said that America was built on the backs of immigration and minorities that settled in America. There is a lot of evidence to support this, as the Irish and German immigrants that came in waves during the 1880s were often used for cheap labor. In addition, African-Americans were used as slave labor until the conclusion of the Civil War, playing an important part in the development of the country. In addition, Native Americans were also prominently involved in the process, but certainly not in a positive way; this is because the United States government used resettlement techniques ...

1.To what degree did abolitionists accomplish their goals? The abolitionists goals were to end slavery and to put an end to racial discrimination and segregation. They wanted to do this by making the issue a moral and ethical one rather than a political one. The abolitionists were able to achieve their goal of freeing the slaves due to the Civil War. the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments gave slaves their freedom, the right to vote (men) and citizenship. However, they were not able to put an end to segregation which continued on until the 1960’s, nor were they ...

Reflection Paper

After the Mayflower After the Mayflower is the first episode of We Shall Remain (2009) a documentary series that depict history of Native Americans. In this first episode one is introduced to the beginning of integration of Pilgrims into the new land. After the Mayflower depicts relationships within the Native American tribes and further presents the leading sachem of the Wampanoag, Massasoit, who makes, as he thinks, beneficial deal with Pilgrims from the Mayflower. Their alliance is deemed to protect and support both sides from different adversities that plagued them like ailments or threatening Narragansett tribe. As the time ...

Hello Dave,

You know, a couple days ago I watch a TV show where the theme of intolerance was slightly noticed. The thing is in this ‘slightly’ – it seems like nowadays only a few people can clearly formulate its origins and reasons it still exists. With it, I also remembered the movie Crash, which also discussed some racial tensions (Crash). It was as if the TV show and movie were pulling me in the same direction. Maybe it is a coincidence, but on our last lecture we had some topics connected with this problem. Thus, in this letter I will try ...

Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the USA, was a legendary figure in the American history, because a large number of fundamental reforms were initiated by him in order to build a stronger republican state. Nevertheless, his methods and ideas were very controversial and thus there are many reasons to believe that Jacksonian democracy was sometimes autocratic and far from the democratic principles. His decisions concerning the Native Americans and the slaves, the patronage system and the new election system were aimed at the redistribution and concentration of power. However, such decisions contributed to the buildup of the political ...

In the XIX century the Native Americans went through the removal from their lands and assimilation. Some of the events in their history were very tragic. Especially after the 1830 when the Removal Act was passed by the Congress, the Indians were suppressed by the white settlers in the Southern States and had to leave their lands and move west of the Mississippi river to modern day Oklahoma. Thousands of people from 5 tribes - the Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, Seminoles, and Cherokees – travelled hundreds of miles and some of them suffered from cholera and dysentery not to mention the ...

The issue of the gold rush in Georgia is highlighted in a number of scientific articles, mainly because of its importance in general understanding of the reasons why people, having neglected everything, put much effort in order to succeed in this field, how it started and what the consequences of such rush were. Among the most known books devoted to Georgia’s history, in particular to the Gold Rush in this region, we need to mention Sawyer’s work ‘Northeast Georgia: A History’, which was aimed at comprehensive analysis of different historical events, happened in Georgia. Also, the author ...

I am a Man

The title of the book written by Joe Starita, entitled I am a man, was inspired by the own words uttered by the main character of the book who is recognized as a hero without any superpowers. “I am a Man” is the great story of the Ponca Indian tribe Chief Standing Bear who longs for home and justice for his people that took place in 1877. The book narrated a brilliant history of the west that is somehow similar to the tragic event known as the “Trail of Tears” when the Cherokee nation were ...

Essay Outline

Introduction

Discovery of gold and expansion to the West Thesis Statement: White supremacy hindered a peaceful coexistence between the Cherokees and the Caucasians; hence, despite the former’s connection to their land and existing treaties, the removal was inevitable.

Reasons for staying

Ancestral land A civilized people that cannot wander like savages The move involved large numbers of Indians Legal arguments Individual and national rights Treaty of Hopewell put the Cherokees under the protection of the United States Treaty of Holston documented Cherokees agreeing to be under the rule of the Americans Summarization of the Appeal of the Cherokee Nation Conclusion Restatement ...

One of the greatest and most tragic failures in American history was the Trail of Tears. The forced relocation of Native Americans from their tribal lands in the southeastern United States (mainly Georgia) to reservations in present-day Oklahoma serves as both a blemish on American history, and a reminder of the legacy of racism that condoned the mistreatment of Native Americans by the earliest white settlers of the young Republic. In 1838, thousands of Native Americans of the Cherokee tribe were forced from their homeland in Georgia by about 7,000 US troops, who were ordered to speed up the ...

Introduction

The rise and development of America has a lot of historic landmarks. Being a nation of multiracial origin, discrimination was among the major problems that the minority groups in America faced. People were discriminated based on the skin color and their race. People lived very suspicious lives. Due to the differences, the Americans lived very suspicious of one another. The most devastating aspect of this discrimination was manifested when the incidence of “trail of tears occurred.” It was a historical happening where there was forceful relocation and ethnic cleansing that took place when the Native Americans were evicted from the Southeastern parts ...

In the past few decades, the debate regarding payment for college athletes has become a pressing issue for higher education, necessitating a deeper look into the consequences of paying college athletes such high amounts for their playing. Some argue that the emphasis on athletics in the higher education experience has left other departments hurting for funds, leaving the budget for actual academics lower while athletes are allowed to focus on sports instead of learning. However, the purpose of this research paper is to argue that college athletes’ current high compensation is justified, due to the profits that schools bring in from ...

An excerpt on the captivation of the Jews by the Babylonians from the Christian Bible relates the fears of the Jews to that of the Red Indians after the extraction of the two races from their homes. Thus begins the author’s tale of the sufferings of the people exiled from their homes and land by a ruthless nation anxious to possess their fruitful farms and acquire their properties. Dubbed the “Trail of Tears”, the article traces the events and in some cases, mentions important people in the Indian tribes’ 800-mile trek to their new homes in the West (190). ...

The three events that stood out for me in the video, The Trail of Tears are:

Event 1: The Passing and Signing into law of the Indian Removal Act in 1830 Following the growing appetite for Cherokee land by Anglo-American’s and the discovery of gold in their land, there was a growing movement that wanted Native Americans, moved from their lands. This movement was supported by no other than President Andrew Jackson, and it culminated in the legislation of the Indian Removal Act by the United States congress. During the passing of the act, there was only one dissenting voice, and immediately after the passing of the legislation President Jackson signed it into law. ...

Exodus. It is a word that refers to a mass departure of people from one place to another. But for most people, it also means one other thing: liberation. This is because in the Bible’s book of Exodus, the Israelites were liberated by Moses from their slavery in Egypt. For more than 200 years, they were treated as if they were mere objects instead of human beings. But during their exodus, they were able to gain back not just their freedom and rights, but their identity as well. The Exodus perfectly demonstrates how the realities of the physical and material ...

The Cherokee removal took place between 1838 and 1839 because of the Cherokee leaders embracing the civilization policy. The Cherokee leaders embraced the civilization from the white man. By the virtue of accepting and embracing the white man, the Cherokee community had to accept civilization as a sign of good will. Before the civilization and interactions with the white man, the Cherokee community had a lifestyle. The community had leaders who advised the community. The leaders also gave direction to the community. When the Cherokee leaders accepted the civilization, it hurt their efforts to maintain residence in their native land. They ...

(Insert Course) (Insert Date of Submission) The book An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears finds its basis in the historical context of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The dispute between the two groups took place with President Jackson Andrew leading the Americans and Ross John leading the Cherokee Indians. Smith attempts to give an account of the events following the aforementioned Indian Removal Act of 1830through the eyes of the Cherokees. The Red Indians felt betrayed by the white man and as a result, tension mounted between the two opposing sides and eventually ...

Introduction

Andrew Jackson became the president in 1828 through an election. He had the idea of putting up a relatively small and limited structure government. With this agenda at hand, he also had a vision of raising the executive powers for the president. Perpetuated by his vision Andrew made two accomplishments that made him well known among the American citizens. One of the achievements was his objection of the national bank claiming excessive foreign influence in national issues of the United States. It was out of his ideology that turned into the compulsory migration of the Indians to the west of the ...

When I was a child, my relationship to animals was very close. The neighborhood children and I often included family pets in our games as if they were one of us. Dogs enjoy many of the same games that children spend their days playing. They enjoy frisbee, hide-and-seek, tag, and imaginary adventures of exploration. In a few cases they patiently submitted to being dressed up in baby clothes and became part of the family when we played house. Even though we were the “owners” of these dogs, we never thought of ourselves that way. To us, they were equal members of ...

American History from the Columbus's voyages through the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)

I. Descriptive Analysis

The explorer Christopher Columbus was looking for a western route to Asia when he came across the Caribbean islands in 1492 (U.S. Department of State, 2005). He never entered mainland America, but, he took the reports of a new land to the Spanish government, which sent more explorers.

In 1497, a Vietnamese man John Cabot visited mainland America around Newfoundland. This was five years after Christopher Columbus had arrived at the Caribbean. In years to come, this visit by Cabot became one of the major factors in the fight over America, since ...