In 1838 The Trail of Tears was an exodus that the United States government enforced for many Native American tribes including the Cherokees, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and the Creeks to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi River to an area in present-day Oklahoma.. American Indians’ homelands were destroyed and taken from them. Their cultures were also dramatically altered or even destroyed.
The Creeks lost 22 million acres of land in southern Georgia and Alabama. A man named De Soto took captives for use as slave labor and others to be abused. Many new treaties and laws were made to prevent these Native American tribes from settling on certain land and restrict them from many other things. They were forced by the …show more content…
One major act was the Indian Removal Act. This act was a new piece of legislation that gave the president power to negotiate removal of federal territory with southern Indian tribes west of the Mississippi for an exchange of ancestral homelands. This created much hardship for the Native Americans. The policy to move Indian leaders west of the Mississippi began after Louisiana Territory was purchased from the French in 1803.
At the time, political leaders such as President Thomas Jefferson believed that the Indians should be civilized. To him this meant that people had to convert to Christianity and he wanted to turn Indians into farmers. The Indians were more than just farmers and they were the first settlers on this land. Also, In 1830 Georgia required all white residents in Cherokee country to secure a license from the governor.
Another Treaty was the New Treaty of Echota in 1838. U.S. army troops and Winfield Scott began rounding up Cherokees and moving them into stockades. This treaty cost three men their lives and also provided the Trail of Tears its legal basis. Border Ruffians also known as The Missourians had voted for members of the territorial legislature. 719 people had voted against
The Creeks lost 22 million acres of land in southern Georgia and Alabama. A man named De Soto took captives for use as slave labor and others to be abused. Many new treaties and laws were made to prevent these Native American tribes from settling on certain land and restrict them from many other things. They were forced by the …show more content…
One major act was the Indian Removal Act. This act was a new piece of legislation that gave the president power to negotiate removal of federal territory with southern Indian tribes west of the Mississippi for an exchange of ancestral homelands. This created much hardship for the Native Americans. The policy to move Indian leaders west of the Mississippi began after Louisiana Territory was purchased from the French in 1803.
At the time, political leaders such as President Thomas Jefferson believed that the Indians should be civilized. To him this meant that people had to convert to Christianity and he wanted to turn Indians into farmers. The Indians were more than just farmers and they were the first settlers on this land. Also, In 1830 Georgia required all white residents in Cherokee country to secure a license from the governor.
Another Treaty was the New Treaty of Echota in 1838. U.S. army troops and Winfield Scott began rounding up Cherokees and moving them into stockades. This treaty cost three men their lives and also provided the Trail of Tears its legal basis. Border Ruffians also known as The Missourians had voted for members of the territorial legislature. 719 people had voted against