The trail of tears was a series of forced relocations of Native American Nations.The nations that were relocated were Cherokee, Muscogee,seminole,Chicksaw, and Choctaw. The reason that they were relocated was because president Thomas Jefferson believed Indians should’ve been civilized. Jefferson also wanted to convert them to Christianity. In 1791 a series of treaties between the United States and the Cherokees, the treaties gave recognition to the Cherokees as a nation with their own laws and…
The effects of the Trail of Tears When we think of the first people in America, whom do we think of? Of course, Christopher Columbus comes to mind. Yet, the first people on land were the native people. Native people were the first people to set foot on this soil, long before any white person. Regrettably, the federal government brutally attacked and removed from the Indians from homelands that they dearly loved. Native people was forced to walk thousands of miles to a specific place “Indian…
Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, countless Native American tribes were forced to leave their lands by the United States government. The physical removal is known as the Trail of Tears, for the vicious and brutal conditions withstood by the victims of forced relocation. As an affect, displacement results in loss and pain for social, cultural, and religious values, unique to topography. Overtime, succeeding generations must come to terms with the suffering endured by their ancestry.…
events in United States history occurs while Andrew Jackson presides in office, the Trail of Tears. During the Trail of Tears, thousands of Native Americans are forced off of their land and travel westward into ominous land. Thousands die on the despairing march knows as the Trail of Tears. Consequently, the United States of America receive all of the land east of the Mississippi River. The Trail of Tears impacts both Native Americans, and the United States. In 1814, Andrew Jackson signs the…
The Trail Of Tears The Trail of Tears was a terrible time when the natives were removed from their homes by force in the Eastern USA. They cried when mourning the losses of their loved ones, like us. But you couldn't even imagine how bad the conditions were a that time. They also got bad diseases, endangering their lives. They lost family members quickly. In the winter they starved, and they only drank 2 cups of hot water, cornbread, and 1 turnip per day. The reason it's called the trail…
The Trail of Tears was a tragic time period in the United States especially for the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Tribes. The Trail of Tears was a migration route for the five tribes from their homeland in the Southeastern parts of the United States to what is now present day Oklahoma. “Trail of Tears” refers to several different land and water routes taken by the tribes. This situation was more like a forced removal, these tribes traveled nearly thousands of miles through…
In my opinion, the Trail of Tears (the Indian Removal Act) was an entirely unethical decision implemented by the government of the United States. It is insane to think the United States would do such a thing especially with a patriotic history. The Trail of Tears (1838–1839) was an eight hundred mile journey from the southern Appalachians to Indian Territory. Over 17,000 Cherokee had been evicted and 4,000, possibly more, died along the way. This was not only from harsh weather condition,…
over irrelevant things. One of the unforgettable events with Americans and the Native Americans was the Trail of Tears which involves the Cherokee nation. When the Americans moved the indians off of the eastern lands and moved them west, it killed off of thousands of Native Americans making it a very memorable and important impact on American history. Strictly defined, the Trail of Tears is the main route or routes that the Cherokees took from the Southeast to the land the U.S. government…
Trail of Tears The trail of tears is one of the saddest and darkest chapters in American history. The trail of tears was part of the Indian removal act. Thousands of Indians against their will were forced to leave their homes and travel westward. Very few escaped this removal. There were five great Indian tribes that were affected by the Indian removal act. The Cherokee being the most notable and famous of the five great nations, and the only tribe to take their case to the Supreme Court. The…
break in a two-month drought. In October, the Trail of Tears begins for most Cherokee. Lastly, in December, a contingent led by Chief Jesse Bushyhead camped near present day Trail of Tears Park. Also, John Ross left the Cherokee homeland with the last group, who carried the records and laws of the Cherokee Nation. 5,000 Cherokees were trapped east of the Mississippi by harsh winter in which many died. Document Six is a poem about the Trail of Tears. The author states in the fourth line of the…