Michael Rutledge wrote “Samuel’s Memory” to have people remember the horrors of the Trail of Tears that his great grandson’s endured. “My mother and I are taken by several men to where their horses are and are held there at gunpoint” (Rutledge). Whereas, Jackson wrote, “On Indian Removal” to persuade Congress that the American Indians should relocate: “It puts an end to all possible danger of collision between the authorities of the General and State Governments
Michael Rutledge wrote “Samuel’s Memory” to have people remember the horrors of the Trail of Tears that his great grandson’s endured. “My mother and I are taken by several men to where their horses are and are held there at gunpoint” (Rutledge). Whereas, Jackson wrote, “On Indian Removal” to persuade Congress that the American Indians should relocate: “It puts an end to all possible danger of collision between the authorities of the General and State Governments