Trail of Tears

Imagine your family made a beautiful quilt full of their history and lineage, one that has been passed down to each generation. Now imagine that someone offered to buy that quilt from you, promising a good amount of money and another, “better”, quilt. This is like the Cherokee’s situation. The president promised new and better land, but it wasn’t as good as it sounded. When the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed, it gave the president, Andrew Jackson, power to talk to the tribes and negotiate…

By the time the 1830’s the government had forced the native tribes to move to the great plains . White settlers believed that the land they were on was to dry for planting crops , this is why the Treaty of fort laramie was put into place in 1851 not many agreed to it but they had no choice . In 1864 the Sand Creek Massacre happened when the militia set fire on a peaceful village , later the tribes responded with attacks on soldiers and settlements these attacks is the result of the Second Treaty…

Quanah Parker (Comanche kwana "smell, odor") (c. 1845 or 1852 – February 23, 1911) was a Comanche/English-American from the Comanche band Quahadi ("Antelope-eaters"). Strictly related also to the Nokoni band ("Wanderers" or "Travellers") (his mother's people), he emerged as a dominant figure of the Comanche, particularly after the Comanches' final defeat. He was one of the last Comanche chiefs. The U.S. appointed Quanah principal chief of the entire nation once the people had gathered on the…

The Removal Act of 1830 was signed by seventh President of the U.S., Andrew Jackson. This act allowed the President to explore unsettled lands pushing the Indians west. The act was not in specific removal of Indian tribes, but in order to acquire their land with treaties. Andrew Jackson professed the Indian Removal Act would be best for the tribes to get away from the whites and it gave them their chance to escape U.S. power. In Jackson's eyes, removing the Indians will also grant them a…

Andrew Jackson had a great victory in 1828 when he won the presidential election. He obviously had a very powerful political campaign because he had 70% of the casted votes. His message stayed the same as it was in 1824, but it had more intensity. Jackson said the nation was tainted by “special privilege.” Jackson claimed distinction with his military career that included the Revolutionary War and his big moment in the Battle of New Orleans in the end of the War of 1812. Jackson’s presidency…

Quanah Parker made many choices, and had consequences for his actions. Not all consequences are bad though. I feel that Quanah Parkers consequences were positive ones. He was a leader, in charge of his Comanche people. He had to do many things to keep his people safe. In his eyes fighting for himself, his people, their rights, and their land is what he had to do in order to keep them safe. I feel that all of his decisions helped his people rather than harmed them, because his choices were made…

“The 1854-1855 Western Washington Treaties” (article 1) describes the unfair treatment the Indians endured when Americans wanted to expanded westward. The United States appointed Isaac I. Stevens to “negotiate” treaties with Indian nations. Stevens believed that Indian culture had no differences, so many times tribes with totally different languages and cultures would be put together on a reservation, even tribal enemies. He also felt that that Indians should not be given fertile lands, and the…

I believe that when Governor John White left Roanoke Island for England to get supplies, the colonists were expecting him to return back to the island in a few months. However, when the colonists did not hear anything from him or see him return after more than a year they began to think that White would not be returning to the island. In 1588, Spanish soldiers received reports that the English were establishing a new colony in the New World. The colonists, not wanting to be attacked and killed…

"A Man Called Horse" is a very interesting story. This story shows how a man can become changed, and in this story, that man is named Horse. This man was held captive, he metaphorically became a horse, and in the end, became a man again. I know it sounds confusing now, but you'll understand further in the story. Horse, in 1845,had left Boston. He left for certain reasons. He figured that if he left he could find equality. Meaning he wanted people to be no more or less than he was. He…

As we have read different pieces over the semester, there have been many different texts that can be used to show the different cultures and subcultures of that time period. Also, the different time periods can be a good tool to see how the time period has had an impact on broader American life. To begin, Tamaki’s, World War II: American Dilemmas chapter describes the color lines of America at that time period and how we saw the country from a multicultural perspective. The war made some…