Trail of Tears

push Westward Expansion to what it is today; sure some politicians and others like Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Sam Houston all contributed to the push for Westward Expansion. Jackson’s push to Westward Expansion was on the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was Jackson’s Indian removal policy to push the Cherokee nation east of the Mississippi River to present day Oklahoma. James K. Polk and Sam Houston was both apart of the same conflict on the Mexican -…

of the war. John wanted the Cherokee Tribe to have land to be their home. In 1866, John signed a treaty that meant the Cherokee Tribe would always have land and a home. The Cherokee Tribe had a good end, but a rough start with the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was brutal and unforgiving to the people of the Cherokee Tribe. The members that died were not forgotten by the members that survived, and they never will…

Every group of people that have ever been treated unfairly have been effected in the three same ways; socially, politically and economically, just as the Native Americans were affected during Westward expansion. Westward Expansion began in 1807 and was the US expanding to the Western territories. Essentially taking them from the Native Americans in order to achieve Manifest Destiny. To what extent did Westward Expansion affect the lives of Native americans during the mid to late 19th Century?…

baggage. Jackson should be taken off the $20 bill because he has caused thousands of deaths within many groups of people, he was a slaveowner, and he wouldn't of even wanted to be on the bill in the first place. Andrew Jackson paved the way for The Trail of Tears and was completely responsible for the deaths of thousands of Native Americans. At the beginning of the 1930’s, millions of acres of land were occupied by nearly 125,000 Native Americans. This land…

It was called the Indian Removal Act that took place in 1838, where over 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forcefully removed from their homes and sent on a brutal journey almost 1,000 miles long to present day Oklahoma. This journey is known as the Trail of Tears, since so many…

Manifest Destiny was not benevolent, but an aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others because America spreaded its boundaries over a vast area. The removal of the Indians, possession of Oregon and Texas, as well as the Mexican War, were all results of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was an. aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others due to events similar to the removal of Indians. William Henry Harrison was a congressional delegate from the…

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…

The Education of Little Tree; A Book Review The book “The Education of Little Tree”, by Forrest Carter, highlights the invasion of and mistreatment inflicted upon Native Americans, specifically the Cherokee tribe. The book is set in the 1930’s depression era, and begins by telling the story of Forrest and his life with his grandparents, due to the passing of his parents. One day, as Forrest rode the bus with his “granpa and granma” as he called them, an example of racial discourtesy arose. The…

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was one of America's greatest rhetorical manipulations; as well as, a tragic fate for thousands of Native Americans. President Jackson addresses Congress stating, "It gives me pleasure to announce to Congress that the benevolent policy of the Government...in relation to the removal of the Indians beyond the white settlements is approaching to a happy consummation” (President Jackson's address to Congress). The language used not only misrepresents what actually…

lands of what is now the United States for thousands of years before any colonists had ventured to their lands. Little did they know that the new nation that was going to be forming around them and would affect the lives of their descendents. Trail of tears is historically monumental because it…