Tour de Georgia

William Nester, The age of Jackson and the Art Power 1815-1848. Dulles Virginia: Potomac Books, 1956. The age of Jackson although I felt as if it was a hard book to spot the main argument it was an overall good read and interesting. This book really dives into the life of Jackson and tells him from birth to death. I feel as if Nesters argument was just showing the way at which Jackson personified the era and, as he stated on page 2, was the titan if the thirty-three years from 1815 to 1845 and…

Worcester vs. Georgia. This case and the results of it turned out to be a major step forward for the Native Americans fighting for their rights and freedom during this time. There were many events leading up to the Supreme Court case, Worcester vs. Georgia. A very influential event that contributed to the madness occurred in 1830 when legislation…

The Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles, referred to as the "Five Civilized Tribes", occupied land in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. They ultimately stood in the way of the expansion into the neighboring states. “And be it further enacted, That if, upon any of the lands now occupied by the Indians, and to be exchanged for, there should be such…

Memorial of the Cherokee Nation is about the plight of the Cherokee Indians in the 1830s. Beginning after the War of 1812 when the white men were moving south in to states such as Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, five civilized Indian nations occupied these states and the Cherokees in particular were located in Georgia. This land was prime for growing cotton and the white farmers wanted the Indians off of the land so they could prosper from cotton growing. There were federal treaties in…

This point is important because despite this, the general populace continued to characterize them as savages (The Trail of Tears — The Indian Removals, n.d.). The state of Georgia initially attempted to take the land away from the Cherokee via annexation, but the Cherokee people fought back by bringing the case to the United States Supreme Court. The Cherokee Nation won the case, but it didn’t matter; Jackson claimed authority…

Andrew Jackson was one of the most controversial presidents ever. He was widely considered a hero for what he did for the country while he was in the military. He helped delay the start of the civil war while he was in office. He also obtained Florida from Spain for the US. On the other hand though, he felt very strongly about US expansion. So much to the point that he removed millions of Natives from their homelands, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling it unconstitutional. He also chose to make…

rebuilding of the nation in Indian Territory, in present-day Oklahoma. Ross was born on October 3, 1790, in Turkey Town, on the Coosa River near present-day Center, Alabama. His family moved to the base of Lookout Mountain, an area that became Rossville, Georgia. At his father's store Ross learned the customs of traditional Cherokees, although at home his mixed-blood family practiced European traditions and spoke English. After attending South West Point Academy in Tennessee,…

Andrew Jackson impacted the lives of Indians after he signed the Indian removal act of 1830. This was supposed to be a peaceful process for the Indians, but caused many problems, and forced Indians off of their land. There were protests from both Indians and whites who did not agree with the Indian Removal Act, but whites wanted more land. The Indian Removal Act was a turning point in American history because of its impacts in Indian culture, Native relationships with Americans, and the creation…

were won by white settlers in a lottery. The Georgia land lotteries were a system of land distribution in Georgia. Under this system, qualifying citizens could register for a chance to win land that had formerly been occupied by the Creek Indians and the Cherokee Nation. The lottery system was utilized by the State of Georgia between the years 1805 and 1833. Although some other states used land lotteries, none were implemented at the scale of the Georgia…

Throughout history, humans have invaded and conquered the lands of other human beings, with only the interest of themselves in mind. Invasions ranging from the time of the Persian Empire to the settling of the New World exemplify the maltreatment of other humans for personal gain as a recurring process. At the beginning of the cycle is the Persian Empire, a prime example of how humans invaded and conquered previously owned land for self-interest. In order to have the largest empire and increase…