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The Cherokee Indians had lived in northwest Georgia, but in the 1800s many whites begin to settle there. Georgia believed the state had the right to this land because it was within the borders of Georgia, but the Cherokee Indians had lived there for centuries and felt they had a right to the land. Many Cherokees adapted a more American lifestyle and some became plantation owners or store owners. The Cherokee Nation also created a constitution that was similar to the Constitution of the United…

The removal was very unjustified because we were unfair and made a lot of people die, we did.This is why the Indian removal act was unjustified and how America can be towards others. Imagine how it would feel to lose your home and have to walk about 1,000 miles to get to your new home.“The Cherokees lost approximately one-fourth of their people to disease, malnourishment, and hardship.”This is only one hardship they faced.√The removal was unjustified because the native Americans owned the land…

Throughout history, the United States of America has been involved in numerous conflicts. These conflicts have involved cultures all over the world and as a result we often see prejudice in our own country. This prejudice is often directed towards the citizens that have cultural ties to the perceived enemy. Having such a diverse culture within the U.S. is considered to be a good thing, but during times of war it can trigger harsh and negative treatment towards individuals that are looked at as…

The Fort Laramie Treaty in 1868 stated that the Great Sioux Nation Reservation that included the Black Hills in western South Dakota be exempt from any and all white settlement until the end of time. With this the tribe was given protected hunting rights under the treaty. Until European Americans discovered gold in the black hills around 1874 and from that moment the Sioux reservation and its peoples would, again, have their lives disturbed by the government and its “promises”. The famous…

The Piedmont is a very special region. The piedmont is the second largest region in Georgia, and is located in between the Blue Ridge region and the coastal plain region. The Piedmont is classified by its rolling hills and Georgia red clay. Red clay appears the color red because of the iron oxide in the clay. Native Americans came to Georgia and the Piedmont region ten thousand years ago. The piedmont is the most populated region, for Atlanta, the capital is in this region. This region includes…

If you had been forced away from your family, community, and culture (as Native children were until the mid-1980s) how might you have turned out differently? What would you have missed learning without your personal cultural influences? The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830 to permit the elimination of Indian tribes to federal territory west of the Mississippi River. According to our text (McNamara & Burns) the government then held the belief that…

Chief Satanta nickname was (White bear) Satanta by Matthew Potucek Famous speech “All of the people south of the Arkansas River belongs to the Kiowas and Comanches and I don't want to give any of it away. I love the land and the buffalo, and will not part with any. I have heard that you intend to settle us on a reservation near the mountains. I don't want to settle there. I love to rome over the wide prairie, and when I do it I feel free and happy; but when we…

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…

John Ross was the chief and led the Cherokee Nations through all of their tough times. The general council was also responsible for making any agreements and negotiations with the United State’s government. The delegation, a total of twenty people, with officials such as Ross, McCoy Gunter, and William Rogers would go to meetings and make decisions with the United States. Although the leaders of the nation respected each other, they had different opinions among the Treaty of New Echota. Some…

During this time, there were a large amount of supporters that were for permanent Indian country west of the Missouri River. These supporters had objected vigorously to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act for the land set aside for the Indians. Tribes along the Missouri River would be known as eastern Nebraska. Under white influence this side of the land were not particularly warlike or aggressive. But because of need to obtain land, it was first allotment between the Indians and white…