Topic and Research Question
Topic: For my historical event analysis, I have chosen to focus on The Cherokee "Trail of Tears"
Research Question: How the Indian Removal Act of 1830 affected the Cherokee?
Preliminary Writing Plan Introduction The historical analysis focuses on the topic is “The Cherokee Trail of Tears”; the topic is about a historical event that caused suffering and death of one of the tribes that are native in America. The Cherokee are among the Creeks, the Chickasaw, the Seminoles and the Choctaw who constituted the native tribes that assimilated and coped with the white settlers (United States Department of State, 2017).
The Event In explaining topic, I will endeavor to answer the question; how the Indian Removal Act of 1830 affected …show more content…
The answer to research question will unveil why the Cherokees termed the journey as the trail of tears. The Cherokee lived in east Mississippi however in early 19th century, white settlers perceived Cherokees and other Indian Nations as obstacles to development. The settlers influenced the federal government to acquire the Indian Territory for purposes of planting cotton. In 1814 the federal government headed by President Jackson yielded to pressure and commanded the US military forces to remove Indians; they started by defeating the Creek nation, and then shifted to the Seminoles because they had harbored fugitive slaves who lived among them. Between 1814 and 1824, president Jackson negotiated treaties that divested southern tribes in exchange of land in the west; whereas the tribes agreed to some of the treaties, they did so strategically with the aim of appeasing the federal government, protect themselves from white harassment
Topic: For my historical event analysis, I have chosen to focus on The Cherokee "Trail of Tears"
Research Question: How the Indian Removal Act of 1830 affected the Cherokee?
Preliminary Writing Plan Introduction The historical analysis focuses on the topic is “The Cherokee Trail of Tears”; the topic is about a historical event that caused suffering and death of one of the tribes that are native in America. The Cherokee are among the Creeks, the Chickasaw, the Seminoles and the Choctaw who constituted the native tribes that assimilated and coped with the white settlers (United States Department of State, 2017).
The Event In explaining topic, I will endeavor to answer the question; how the Indian Removal Act of 1830 affected …show more content…
The answer to research question will unveil why the Cherokees termed the journey as the trail of tears. The Cherokee lived in east Mississippi however in early 19th century, white settlers perceived Cherokees and other Indian Nations as obstacles to development. The settlers influenced the federal government to acquire the Indian Territory for purposes of planting cotton. In 1814 the federal government headed by President Jackson yielded to pressure and commanded the US military forces to remove Indians; they started by defeating the Creek nation, and then shifted to the Seminoles because they had harbored fugitive slaves who lived among them. Between 1814 and 1824, president Jackson negotiated treaties that divested southern tribes in exchange of land in the west; whereas the tribes agreed to some of the treaties, they did so strategically with the aim of appeasing the federal government, protect themselves from white harassment