The Trail of tears is an historical trail that crosses over many states, including Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. This vast piece of land was to commemorate the death of approximately 4000 Native American lives.
In the early 1830’s, it had only been a few decades since America had been founded.The white settlers who were new to the land began to explore it with intent to claim it as their own territory. Tens of thousands of Native Americans lived on millions of acres of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida land that their ancestors have lived on for many generations. The land that they lived on were valuable, containing an abundance of minerals for growing cotton.The immigrants from Europe only lived …show more content…
Many Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee took in these customs; who were later known as the Five civilized tribes. Even when they were civilized, most white settlers did not care if their neighbors have changed or not, they would steal livestock as well as burn down houses. State governments soon joined the force to drive them out. Seeking help, the tribe took their case to the Supreme court. The supreme court objected to the practices and asserted that the natives were sovereign nations; which did not give Georgia the power to do what they want. The President at the time was Andrew Jackson, who was willing to do whatever he wants to obtain that …show more content…
As the process continued, a total of approximately 3500 out of the 17,000 Creeks did not survive the transfer. By the 1840’s, tens of thousands of Natives had been driven off their land. The Government promised that their land was to remain unmolested forever, but was soon taken over in 1907. Thousands of Sac and Fox Indians returned to fight back, only to be driven back in 1832. The Seminole also retaliated and was much more challenging, their war lasted into the late 1840’s. The Cherokees however divided into sides. Some wanted to stay and fight, but others wanted to exchange their leave for money and
In the early 1830’s, it had only been a few decades since America had been founded.The white settlers who were new to the land began to explore it with intent to claim it as their own territory. Tens of thousands of Native Americans lived on millions of acres of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida land that their ancestors have lived on for many generations. The land that they lived on were valuable, containing an abundance of minerals for growing cotton.The immigrants from Europe only lived …show more content…
Many Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee took in these customs; who were later known as the Five civilized tribes. Even when they were civilized, most white settlers did not care if their neighbors have changed or not, they would steal livestock as well as burn down houses. State governments soon joined the force to drive them out. Seeking help, the tribe took their case to the Supreme court. The supreme court objected to the practices and asserted that the natives were sovereign nations; which did not give Georgia the power to do what they want. The President at the time was Andrew Jackson, who was willing to do whatever he wants to obtain that …show more content…
As the process continued, a total of approximately 3500 out of the 17,000 Creeks did not survive the transfer. By the 1840’s, tens of thousands of Natives had been driven off their land. The Government promised that their land was to remain unmolested forever, but was soon taken over in 1907. Thousands of Sac and Fox Indians returned to fight back, only to be driven back in 1832. The Seminole also retaliated and was much more challenging, their war lasted into the late 1840’s. The Cherokees however divided into sides. Some wanted to stay and fight, but others wanted to exchange their leave for money and