Portland Trail Blazers

Do you like being buried alive? This is one of the many horrible things the Cherokee Indians did to Americans. The Indian Removal Act moved lots of Indian tribes to a reserve, this got them out of the way so America could expand westward. All the Indian tribes signed the treaty and all of them moved but one, the Cherokee. The Indian removal act was justified because the act was completely reasonable, The Cherokee did bad things to Americans in the past and they were the last tribe in the…

Is life on the road for everyone? Life on the road is not for everybody which in theory is understandable because traveling can be unpredictable. People who do not like to travel have their reasons; some people may say that they dislike traveling because they find it to be boring, while others will say that traveling causes them to stress due to fear of the unknown and therefore would rather avoid unnecessary worries and fears. There is also many thrill-seeking people who find that traveling the…

The largest mass execution in U.S History, The Dakota Conflict, took place in 1862 in Mankato, Minnesota. Such a gruesome event, ended with 38 Dakota warriors hung at the same time. This all began with Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States was destined by God to expand land from coast to coast. White business men having had this strong idea in their minds caused many difficulties between them and the Native Americans. Native Americans were unable to read or…

Today we are leaving Fort kearney, Kenneth has the wagon fixed and ready to go, i mailed our letter yesterday afternoon and they should be happy to get it when they do. We are following the South side of the Platte River for 170 miles, then we will be at the California Crossing. From there we need to cross the south Platte river to get to the North platte river to follow it instead. We are almost to the California crossing and we are all doing just fine but Juniper is very tired and wants to…

deliberation. Consider the “E.A. Hankins of Sun Valley says American Indian deserves to replace Jackson,” Hankins remind everyone to not forget the Native Americans and the faults our Founding Fathers made to thrive. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Trails of Tears, the Indian Relocation Act are the everlasting path of death. Although Hankins opinion is reasonable, the American education system are not as open to the subject of Native Americans, which causes all generations to…

Civilized Tribes were removed by force from their original lands and lost many of their members, the Cherokees suffered the most because lost 4,000 people along the trail. They tried hard to keep control of their land and live peacefully around the settlers but the white settlers were too greedy and didn’t to share the land. The Trail of Tears is an important event in the history of the USA because more than 15, 000 Natives were removed by force from a land that had live on from centuries. It…

As I grew up in Florida we learned a good deal about Native Americans and different tribes of Indians, so I always had an awareness of Native Americans. I distinctly remember creating different arts and crafts highlighting pilgrims, turkeys, and Native Americans every November in elementary school. The Native Americans were celebrated as heroes that enabled the pilgrims to learn how to grow crops and keep from starving. When I was younger I watched Pocahontas and I may have read some nonfiction…

seven child also joined. James Reed was the leader of this party. So altogether they rode covered wagon trains. Now these wagons made up of twenty vehicles and 100 people They left Independence, Missouri, in May 1846. The party followed the Oregon Trail until they reached Fort Bridger. There,…

The History of the Navajo and Monument Valley The Navajo, or the Diné as they call themselves, have their own story about how they came to Monument Valley, which they call Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgaii or “Clearing Among the Rocks” (Perrottet; “Navajo History”). According to one version of that story, there were four worlds of different colors. On the first world there were some types of insects which made up the “Air-Spirit People,” four beings ruling over the four seas, and four clouds over the sea of…

Missipppi River in exchange for Indian land. (Primary Documents) When the Cherokee Indians refused to relocate, the United States government forcibly removed them. After approximately 4,000 Indians died on this forced march, it was aptly named “The Trail of Tears”. (Primary Documents) One of Jackson’s main goals during his presidency was western expansion. The Cherokee lived on land that was suitable for growing cotton. His Indian policy was to simply move the Indians out of the way so whites…