Cherokee

massive forced migration of many Indian tribes in the southeastern United States in the mid 1800’s. The Indian Removal Act caused a massive disturbance in the Native American tribes of the southeast United States. In the early 1830’s thousands of Cherokee Indians lived on a vast expanse of the southeastern United States, however, in the end of the 1840’s hardly any remained as a result of the Indian Removal Act (History). The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on…

Andrew Jackson may have been one of the most controversial presidents, because of the great and terrible things he did during his presidency. Some people believe that he was a villain. They think that he was a barbarian that wasn’t fit for the presidency. On the other hand, there are those who believe Jackson did great things for our country. They believe that he improved our country as a whole. The truth is that Andrew Jackson was guilty of degrading the office of the presidency, for he…

in the Moon is a narrative about Cherokee women in the 1950s. It tells the story of Lucie, a mixed blood Cherokee, who returns to her home in Oklahoma as an adult. Having escaped her life of poverty through education, something that the women in her family did not have access to, Lucie is confronted with memories of her impoverished childhood upon her return to her mother’s home. Through Lucie’s flashbacks, we learn about her struggle to come to terms her Cherokee heritage as a child. For…

the Cherokee Nation memorialized congress by protesting the Treaty of New Echola in February, 1838. In March, outraged American citizens throughout the country memorialized congress on behalf of the Cherokee. In April, congress tabled memorials protesting Cherokee removal. Federal troops were also ordered to prepare for roundup. In July, over 13,000 Cherokee were imprisoned in military stockades awaiting the break in a two-month drought. In October, the Trail of Tears begins for most Cherokee.…

Kick Andrew Jackson Off the $20 Bill” they say “Jackson is responsible for the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which forced the Cherokee people from their land to venture west. This forced march — now known as the Trail of Tears — killed thousands of Cherokee people. By 1837, the Jackson administration forcibly removed 46,000 Native American people from their land and 4,000 Cherokee individuals perished.” Why would want someone that lead thousands of innocent Indians to their deaths be on the 20…

land. By pushing the Native Americans west of the Mississippi River, it showed that they would take a desperate action just to get what they most desired. Taking advantage of the Native Americans, the Jackson Administration’s decision to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s continued the economic policies but significantly changed…

Illinois: The Making of Modern Music and Culture in the Oklahoma Ozark Foothills, The Oklahoma Ozark area is a physical and cultural transition zone between the Great Plains and the eastern woodlands. This area has been considered home to many of the Cherokee people since their removal by U.S. soldiers and settlers beginning in the 1820s (pg. 239). The Cherokees has lived in the Oklahoma Ozark area longer than any other ethnic group compared as of currently. The Cherokees not only brought unique…

Andrew Jackson, power to talk to the tribes and negotiate them into signing a treaty saying that they will move to the Indian Territory. He promised money and new land, and most tribes moved, but the Cherokee refused, and for good reasons. The Indian Removal act was not justified at all since the Cherokee helped us during the war of 1812, the Supreme Court already sided with the…

were the Cherokee, Seminole Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek tribes. Jackson proposed the Act because he disliked the Native Americans in the United States…

Andrew Jackson continued to pressure the Cherokees and other Native Americans to leave the Southeast despite the fact that the Cherokees had their sovereign status confirmed by the Supreme Court in Worcester vs. Georgia when John Marshall said, “The Cherokee Nation, then, is a distinct community, occupying its own territory, with boundaries accurately described”. President Jackson violated court orders when he continued to pressure the Native Americans into giving up their lands because it…