Tears

In the chapter, On the 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…

Ellis Island was a processing center for people immigrating to America, known as the Island of Hope, and the Island of Tears representing the gateway to the new world. An estimated five thousand immigrants a day passed through Ellis Island in hopes of starting a new life in America, fleeing hardship and political persecution in their home countries. America was the land of opportunity therefore gaining entrance meant a new life and restored hope for millions. However, not everyone was allowed…

Weekly Essay No. 3 Andrew Jackson’s presidency may have been deemed successful by some and by others a catastrophe. Seen as a power and influential president, Jackson achieved many accomplishments during his presidency, such as being a founder of the Democratic Party, breaking down the Second Bank, and paying off the national debt. However, all of these accomplishments were overshadowed by the animosity Jackson had towards the Native Americans and the way he treated them, ultimately tainting…

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…

The Indian removal was a conflict between the five civilized tribes, Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, and the white settlers. The conflicts between both sides happened for many years but the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830. Some Indian tribes lived in the Louisiana territory, but the five civilized tribes in the American settler territories. The reasons for the tribes to have to move was white settlers wanted more land to have control over. The Indians view of land is…

As the 19th century began, westward expansion was a problem for Americans as Indian tribes were living there. Andrew Jackson was very persistent on the Indian removal before and after presidency, that it would take years of war to forcefully remove the tribes. In this essay, I will explain the background history leading to the removal act. I’ll also go in depth about the reasoning and those involved towards establishing land beyond the Mississippi. Thomas Jefferson, before the Louisiana…

What We Don't Know About The Man On The Twenty Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew has announced that abolitionist Harriet Tubman will replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. And, while Jackson will still reportedly remain on the reverse side of the bill, the move is nonetheless a momentous one. Naturally there are many people who will complain about this decision, but since Tubman’s legacy leading slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad is beyond reproach, these critics will…

Bruises, tears, and broken bones implanted on an individual as they attempt to stay on the east of the Mississippi. The removal of Indians resulted in this brutal effect. They were moved from their home and had to leave the graves of their ancestors and everything behind as they were forced to transfer to the west. Andrew Jackson’s proposed Indian Removal Act of 1830 is the main cause of this malice and inhumanity. Racism to Indians plays a large role in the concept and action of this act. In…

to relocate to allow American settlers to expand freely west of the Mississippi River. President Jackson introduced the Treaty of New Echota which required native people to move from Mississippi to Oklahoma. The journey became known as The Trail of Tears.…

Summary #2 In Contradictions, Ronald Takaki continues to discuss the blatant racism exhibited by the Englishmen, particularly towards Native Americans, African Americans and the Irish. Claiming that Native Americans could not survive in white society, President Jackson sought to “abolish Indian tribal units and allow white settlers to take cultivated Indian lands” (Takaki, 81). The goal was to move the Native Americans west of the Mississippi River, so that they would be able to live in peace…