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European Americans. On the other hand, even though the European Americans already took more than a half of Cherokee’s land, “In the 1820s, Georgia pressed them to sell the 7200 square miles of land they held in the state” (Norton et al. 176). Since Andrew Jackson was elected, his first concern was to resettle the resistant tribes west of Mississippi. These situations became the main problem that ruin relationships between Cherokee and European…

The Cherokee were one of the many tribes that assimilated into the white culture. Although they did exactly what they were expected to do, Andrew Jackson and a few states had trouble grasping onto their assimilation. Jackson went through with a historical event that to this day in American History is known as the Trail of Tears, due to the substantial amounts of deaths that were sprung from it. Jackson had no thought of whether he was doing the right or wrong thing, because to him it was all…

What are the Biloxi Indian Tribe exactly? The Biloxi Indians are an Indian tribe from Biloxi Mississippi. The Biloxi people were decimated due to a smallpox epidemic. Which caused the survivors of the smallpox epidemic to spread throughout the southern parts of the united states. Which caused the survivors of this epidemic to migrate westward. Today the Biloxi Indian Tribe is scattered around the south of the U.S. but today still mainly live in Biloxi. Today the Biloxi Indian Tribe is combined…

be off of Cherokee Territory and beginning the journey west. Cherokee people were given two years to leave the land before they would be forced off. In one case, chief justice John Marshall ruled that Georgia had no power over the Cherokee tribe. Andrew Jackson then defied this ruling and said, “Burn a fire under them, they’ll move.” (Video) What Jackson was saying was that if they threaten the Cherokees then they would eventually move off the…

Andrew Johnson was born in North Carolina to an indigent family, most of which were extremely uneducated and could not read or write. Through years of self-teaching, and with a little help along the way from some friends, Johnson became an adequate speaker and writer. Although, from his background, no one would ever guess that Johnson would eventually rise to one of the most powerful positions in the government, and become the 17 President of the United States of America. Johnson was born in…

President Abraham Lincoln was famously known to be an immaculate orator. Throughout his all too short presidency he was noted for his impressive speaking skills and ability to speak to a large audience. His speaking caused those who were near the president to stop what they were doing and listen carefully to each word he uttered. Such a skill was increasingly significant for a president especially in the time of the most civil unrest in American history. The ability to communicate ideas and…

Every group of people that have ever been treated unfairly have been effected in the three same ways; socially, politically and economically, just as the Native Americans were affected during Westward expansion. Westward Expansion began in 1807 and was the US expanding to the Western territories. Essentially taking them from the Native Americans in order to achieve Manifest Destiny. To what extent did Westward Expansion affect the lives of Native americans during the mid to late 19th Century?…

Manifest Destiny is the name for the American expansion that occurred in the 1800s. It was an imperialistic act. The exact definition of imperialism is a policy of extending a country 's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. The United States was behaving like an imperial power through its expansion westward. There were already people living in those areas. The Natives already had claim over the land, they were there first rightfully it was their land. The people of the United…

Andrew Jackson DBQ Some people believe that Andrew Jackson was democratic because he made more common people vote. However, things like the veto of the national bank, the corrupt spoils system, and the unfair treatment of Native Americans all were undemocratic. Therefore, Andrew Jackson wasn’t very democratic. Even though Andrew Jackson almost doubled the amount of people who voted, was nice to Native Americans at first, and gave most people more power in the government, which are all very…

The Trail of Tears Introduction The Trail of Tears was a 1000-2000 mile journey that five tribes had to walk in order to get to their designated land that Andrew Jackson called “Indian Territory.” The Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, and Seminoles, were forced out of their homelands, not given any other option but to leave, or be killed trying to stay in their home where you made memories with families and friends. The trail was where thousands of people died from horrible sicknesses,…