Seminole

Grant Foreman discusses the tragic events that occurred during the Cherokee’s travel to Indian Territory in the 1830s. Grant Foreman argues that diseases were the main struggle for the Cherokee Tribe. In Grant Foreman’s Indian Removal: The Emigration of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, Grant states that the Cherokee Indians “had suffered much from disease and several deaths had occurred among them” (Foreman, 256). Measles and cholera were the main diseases that affected the Cherokee…

Members of the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole) participated in enslaving Africans, and some Africans went with them to the West on the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was the forced migration of Native Americans from their ancestral lands in Southeastern U. S. to west of the Mississippi River…

Native Americans and Americans always have had a very tumultuous relationship. Starting from the first discovery and then colonization of the Native American's land; Americans pillaged and plundered villages, which purposefully depleted the Native American population. The tumultuous relationship boiled over when Andrew Jackson, known for his hatred of the British and Native Americans, signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830 (Tindall and Shi 342). The Indian Removal Act authorized Jackson to give…

In 1776, a group of men came together and wrote the Declaration of Independence. From that, the United States of America was born. In 1776 there where the original 13 colonies, since then US has expanded its physical territory exponentially. It now has 50 states, along with many islands and common wealth. Along with its physical expansion, also came an economic boom. The US has been known for decades as the land of opportunity. Many immigrants travel to the US for the “American Dream”, escaping…

Heroes Like All the Others: Native Americans in the Military Zac Beckham Junior Division Research Paper 1,522 words In the United States Military, the highest percentage of any ethnic group serving is the Native Americans. Native Americans have served with distinction for over 200 years: the Revolutionary War to today’s war in Iraq. “The warrior spirit, courage, and determination that made them a formidable enemy made them a strong ally when they chose to fight alongside…

Born in 1816, in Virginia, he dreamed of growing up in the military. He graduated 50th in his class from the United States Military in 1837, and after assisted soldiers in the Seminole War. Early later became an attorney, but his career was interrupted when he chose to fight in the Mexican War. He voted against secession, but later joined the confederacy. Early rose through the ranks until he became a lieutenant general. Described…

The case of Andrea Yates is one of the most infamous cases in the last decade and the reason for that is because Andrea’s mental state leading up to the murders. Andrea Yates in 2001 drowned all five of her children in a bathtub in her Huston, Texas home. However, was she responsible for her actions? Andrea suffered from several mental illnesses including postpartum depression. She was constantly in and out of mental health institutions and was given medication to deal with her depression.…

Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the United States, more than car accidents, muggings, and rape combined. According to New Hope for Women, each year, approximately three to four million women are mistreated and beaten by their husbands, boyfriends, or even ex-lovers. I don’t think I could ever imagine being in a situation like that and it’s so shocking that so many women are victims of domestic abuse. Domestic violence is an issue that I feel is shushed away, with…

This was a day no one would forget. In the two days before the battle many men from both sides maneuvered into positions around Antietam. Each knew the other was there; skirmishes erupted throughout the day on 15 and 16 September. Long-range artillery tore through the air in hopes of softening the opposing forces. Everyone knew on the evening of 16 September that the next day would be one to remember. On the morning of 17 September there were 30,000 of Lee's Confederate soldiers facing…

anywhere because of a treaty they had signed. Andrew Jackson said, “Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it”, referring to the army Jackson was about to use. Under the Indian removal Act the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole, were uprooted in the span of 1831 to 1838, these five tribes were known as the five…