The Indian Trail Of Tears
Close one’s eyes and imagine that the government move’s one out of his/her home because one is considered a problem. In May of 1830, President Andrew Jackson issued The Indian Removal Act also known as The Trail of Tears, to fix the Native American Problem (pg.293). The Indian Removal Act is the government’s solution to the problem. The Indian Removal Act is an important part of Native American History because of how it took place, why it took place and what happened as a result. Therefore, the act is not only an important part of Native American history, but the United States History as well.
The Indian Removal Act took place in May of 1830 removing the Native Americans from the land they lived on to live further west (Oklahoma). State governments joined in the effort to drive Native …show more content…
The main focus here are the Cherokee and their journey through The Trail of Tears. The Cherokee Natives were divided and separated from their families and forced to march. Many Native Americans died of whooping cough which is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection which causes a fever, runny nose, and sometimes vomiting (Mayo Clinic) , typhus which is a bacteria transferred from vectors such as fleas, ticks, lice and mites (Google), dysentery which is an infection of the intestines which causes severe diarrhea (Google) , cholera which is a bacterial disease causing severe diarrhea and dehydration that’s spread in water which is often fatal (WebMD), and starvation which means going hungry and without food which can also be fatal. By the Native Americans falling sick or dying during the journey west, disease keeps spreading as they watch their loved ones die of diseases and conditions not very many of the Native American population will make it west but the ones who do are strong but weak. By 1840 tens of thousands of Native Americans were driven off of the land in which they
Close one’s eyes and imagine that the government move’s one out of his/her home because one is considered a problem. In May of 1830, President Andrew Jackson issued The Indian Removal Act also known as The Trail of Tears, to fix the Native American Problem (pg.293). The Indian Removal Act is the government’s solution to the problem. The Indian Removal Act is an important part of Native American History because of how it took place, why it took place and what happened as a result. Therefore, the act is not only an important part of Native American history, but the United States History as well.
The Indian Removal Act took place in May of 1830 removing the Native Americans from the land they lived on to live further west (Oklahoma). State governments joined in the effort to drive Native …show more content…
The main focus here are the Cherokee and their journey through The Trail of Tears. The Cherokee Natives were divided and separated from their families and forced to march. Many Native Americans died of whooping cough which is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection which causes a fever, runny nose, and sometimes vomiting (Mayo Clinic) , typhus which is a bacteria transferred from vectors such as fleas, ticks, lice and mites (Google), dysentery which is an infection of the intestines which causes severe diarrhea (Google) , cholera which is a bacterial disease causing severe diarrhea and dehydration that’s spread in water which is often fatal (WebMD), and starvation which means going hungry and without food which can also be fatal. By the Native Americans falling sick or dying during the journey west, disease keeps spreading as they watch their loved ones die of diseases and conditions not very many of the Native American population will make it west but the ones who do are strong but weak. By 1840 tens of thousands of Native Americans were driven off of the land in which they