Cabeza De Vaca Expedition

Similarly, Cabeza De Vaca and the whole Florida expedition endured many problems created by the Indians that not only frustrated the Spaniards, but also would later lead to the fatality of all men except for four. “They were people beyond hope and all died that winter of hunger and cold, eating one another.” De Vaca recounts how nothing was going the way of the Spaniards as many began to lose all hope, confidence and were starving to death. The starvation got so horrid that they literally killed one another and began to eat the dead. They had no prior knowledge of the lands whatsoever and because many couldn’t swim, they had to resort to building homemade boats that barely floated on the water and were eventually washed up on a beach where …show more content…
They annually delegated in Washington to protest this problem, but that started becoming unsuccessful, so they proceeded to create their own printing press called Cherokee Phoenix. The creators of the first Native American newspaper were Elias Boudinot and Samuel Worcester. It was one of the most outstanding achievements made by the Cherokee Nation and acted as the official voice of the government for the seven years that it was published from an office in the capital city of New Echota. Since their agreements with the federal government could no longer be backed by force, they must rely on the law, which was made, interpreted, and applied by the people’s representatives. Since Boudinot couldn’t maintain the press due to financial problems, he was glad to see that the Cherokee principal chief John Ross gave him a substantial raise and assistance. Ross used the paper successfully as a national voice. Instead of protesting to the government, printing papers was an alternative to their protests and it gave citizens a chance to read about their formal complaints about the government’s treatment towards them. The temporary success of the printing press to help Cherokees voice out their opinions about unfairness and cruelty came to a hault. The Georgian Guard, the army of Georgia, raided the offices of the printing press in fear of …show more content…
They had the money, force, connections and outstanding weaponry. What they didn’t have was the sense of anticipation of the Indigenous forces fighting back like warriors. Most of these conquerors’ attitude towards claiming the lands reflected their outcome of the conquest, either in a bad or good way. Andrew Jackson was certainly a successful land grabber who practically reshaped the whole American south and got rid of all the Indians who initially inhabited the part of the country. He to underestimated the determination and grit of the Indians of fighting back, when he and John Coffee were running the lines down the Tennessee River. The conquistadors used their power and force to produce successful conquests instead of deducting treaties. What the Indigenous peoples of the Americas did not realize was that the conquerors and land grabbers did not go after them, but of what they possessed: Gold and real estate, which could be resold for double the value. The Indians were just merely in the way and had to be taken care of first in order to acquire the