From the time the first colonies were settled in America, relations between the Native American Indians and white settlers ranged from respected friends to hated enemies. Into the 1800s, Americans who were still in competition with the Indians for land and resources considered them to be uncivilized and barbaric. However, most of the time southeastern part of the country is associated with the Cherokee Indian nation. The Cherokee Indians were one of the largest of Five Civilized Tribes civilized tribes in the southeast. However, during the time 1820s White pioneers living in Georgia, frustrated by the lack of opportunity in the settled areas, pushed hard for new lands to purchase and farm. But the eastern part of the land was own by Cherokee
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In addition, The Cherokees were very successful at adapting to a new way of life, farming the land, raising cattle, growing cotton, and even owning slaves to work their plantations. In the excerpt from a Cherokee woman’s petition tell us how cherokee people are being removed form the state of Georgia. After they civilized, and transform into Christianity. (Doc. 1) they followed everything they were told to. They try to be good neighbors, but still white didn’t listen to them. Besides that, in the excerpt from “Cherokee General …. American People”(1830) explains how treaties never benefited Cherokee it only benefited whites. There are now hundreds of thousands of citizens living the land own by Cherokee. We trust United States Gov., but now where do we go for our protection. (Doc.4) Beyond that, political actions coincided with increasing economic pressures to give these land to white settlement for development of the area. However, John Ridge, Major Ridge’s son (1838) (Doc. 6) a son of Cherokee leader support that Indian removal is inevitable supported it by making treaty of Echota of 1835 provided the land in Indian territory exchange for east of Mississippi. Moreover, the treaty of tears subsequently divide nation between those who wants to resist the removal pressure and talk back to government and a treaty party that wanted to surrender and depart for
In addition, The Cherokees were very successful at adapting to a new way of life, farming the land, raising cattle, growing cotton, and even owning slaves to work their plantations. In the excerpt from a Cherokee woman’s petition tell us how cherokee people are being removed form the state of Georgia. After they civilized, and transform into Christianity. (Doc. 1) they followed everything they were told to. They try to be good neighbors, but still white didn’t listen to them. Besides that, in the excerpt from “Cherokee General …. American People”(1830) explains how treaties never benefited Cherokee it only benefited whites. There are now hundreds of thousands of citizens living the land own by Cherokee. We trust United States Gov., but now where do we go for our protection. (Doc.4) Beyond that, political actions coincided with increasing economic pressures to give these land to white settlement for development of the area. However, John Ridge, Major Ridge’s son (1838) (Doc. 6) a son of Cherokee leader support that Indian removal is inevitable supported it by making treaty of Echota of 1835 provided the land in Indian territory exchange for east of Mississippi. Moreover, the treaty of tears subsequently divide nation between those who wants to resist the removal pressure and talk back to government and a treaty party that wanted to surrender and depart for