Essay On Cherokee Tribe

Imagine being forced out of a home and forced to march to new land. That is exactly what the Cherokee tribe had to go through. The Cherokee Tribe wanted peace with the United States and wanted to live peacefully without battles, however Andrew Jackson, who was currently president, wanted the Cherokee Tribe out. The Cherokee Tribe even went to Supreme Court so they would not be forced out of their land, but it was the president’s orders to force the tribe out. So, they packed what they had and they started their long journey west. There were about 16,000 Indians who had to move or be punished. The government imprisoned the Native Americans who refused to move and even killed some of them, the rest of the Indians marched west to hopefully survive …show more content…
The tribe formed a Nation for the Cherokee Tribe and had peace. They eventually began building roads and becoming civilization again. The Cherokee tribe even developed a school to teach the children of the tribe. The civilization was at their capital that they formed called Tahlequah. The tribe had their own capital, and their own civilization and the violence was finally over, until years later. The Cherokee Tribe believed in peace throughout the whole experience, but the Civil War was hard to have peace with. John Ross, the leader of the Cherokee Tribe, decided to meet with the president, Abraham Lincoln, to discuss the war. John did not want the Cherokee Tribe to be neutral and unheard anymore. The Cherokee Tribe signed treaties with the Confederacy and did not sign any other treaties from other sides of the war. John wanted the Cherokee Tribe to have land to be their home. In 1866, John signed a treaty that meant the Cherokee Tribe would always have land and a home. The Cherokee Tribe had a good end, but a rough start with the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was brutal and unforgiving to the people of the Cherokee Tribe. The members that died were not forgotten by the members that survived, and they never will