BOOM! You hear a scream, not just any scream, but your mom’s scream. The ceiling collapses on you, drywall bits infiltrate your eyes and your vision betrays you; you cannot see a thing. You continue to hear the screams of your family, no longer just your mom, but your younger siblings. All of your senses are on high alert—you hear so many noises you cannot pick out any one noise. You cannot see anything but as you feel about, you feel bits of your home, your world; it is in pieces. You smell smoke and as you breathe, you choke on the dust and smoke ridden air. Your heart is pounding, pounding so hard it is almost coming out of your chest. Your head starts aching, then spinning and finally your body cannot take the sensory overload anymore.
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Eventually the NEW Americans wanted the Natives’ land for more settlers, and in-turn, made advances to force them further west, to the underdeveloped, mostly untouched portion of America. One major player in this mission was called the Indian Removal Act, aptly named for the purpose it was trying to accomplish. President Andrew Jackson was an integral part in enacting this plan. The Indian Removal Act sought to make “deals” with the different Indian tribes in order to move them west. They would “give” them land in the West in replace of the land they would be vacating, or they could stay in their land and become Americans, but would have no protection from the government. Their moving or not moving being voluntary was not really the truth and with that, many battles ensued. With the Indians moving such a long distance with no resources, many died on a trail that is now known as the Trail of Tears, many also died in the battles in the colonies. So was the Indian Removal Act an injustice and only used as a way to take their land or was it needed for peace between the natives and colonists and for further development of America? I see it as an injustice and only used for a selfish end because, though many tribes were not peaceful, many had already assimilated into the American
Eventually the NEW Americans wanted the Natives’ land for more settlers, and in-turn, made advances to force them further west, to the underdeveloped, mostly untouched portion of America. One major player in this mission was called the Indian Removal Act, aptly named for the purpose it was trying to accomplish. President Andrew Jackson was an integral part in enacting this plan. The Indian Removal Act sought to make “deals” with the different Indian tribes in order to move them west. They would “give” them land in the West in replace of the land they would be vacating, or they could stay in their land and become Americans, but would have no protection from the government. Their moving or not moving being voluntary was not really the truth and with that, many battles ensued. With the Indians moving such a long distance with no resources, many died on a trail that is now known as the Trail of Tears, many also died in the battles in the colonies. So was the Indian Removal Act an injustice and only used as a way to take their land or was it needed for peace between the natives and colonists and for further development of America? I see it as an injustice and only used for a selfish end because, though many tribes were not peaceful, many had already assimilated into the American