reference he was speaking about the Indians that lived in our country (Prucha‚ 528). After the American Revolution‚ the Americans wanted to act civilly toward the Indians and turn over a new leaf by trying to get along with and help the Indians. The Cherokee
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Marbury vs. Madison (1803) 1. John Marshall means in his statement that the constitution does not allow the judiciary branch to rule in such a way that Marbury would like. Although Marbury did lose his job‚ the context in which he earned his job was unconstitutional. Marshall’s statement is referring to the inability of the judiciary branch to compensate Marbury for a job which was given in an unconstitutional way. Meriwether Lewis Journal (1805) 1. Native Americans and Lewis and Clark
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Worcester was born in Worcester‚ Massachusetts‚ on 19th January‚1798 2. Georgia passed 5 laws restricting authority of the Cherokees over their lands a. Included was a law requiring all whites living in a Cherokee Indian Territory‚ including missionaries and anyone married to a Cherokee‚ to obtain a state license to live there 3. Samuel Worcester and 6 other missionaries refused to move from a land that was labeled an “Indian territory” a. Also‚ the group refused to apply for the government
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accompanying documents. You will have 60 minutes to read and analyze the documents and answer the question. This question tests your ability to work with historical documents. To what extent was the decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790’s than a change in that policy? Document A Document B Source: Henry Knox‚ secretary of war
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The trail of tears was one of the harshest punishments that the Native American population have faced. The trail of tears had many causes however the event it self took place in 1838 when General Winfield Scott rounded up as many Cherokee Indians as he could and forced them to walk to Oklahoma. The reasoning behind the naming of this event is due to the number of casualties due to disease and exposure to disease during this historical event. There were numerous people which led to the event such
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settlements were inevitable as the population grew. Native Americans were harassed by these settlers because they wanted their land. For instance‚ gold was found in Georgia‚ thus making the Cherokee land more desirable. The Cherokee were forced out although the court case Cherokee Nation v. Georgia ruled that the Cherokee had a right to their land and that the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional (“Native Americans”). Aside from white men acquiring native land because of its resources‚ Indians were
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Indian Removal Essay More land is benefit for a country of course americans want to make their country grow better so they need more land‚ so now we gong to talk about should Indians move? Of course that the Cherokee should move‚Cause of the threat from the U.S.invaders ‚and the U.S. leaders of already signed the Indian removal act‚and they move is for avoid more sacrifice of their people‚ the whole nation. In first reason they should move is because that the U.S. government will give
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On August 1838‚ the journey of Cherokees began in what was known to history as the Trail of Tears. The Trail of tears involved thirteen parties of the Cherokee being forced by U.S. army troop under Andrew Jackson presidency to leave their residence in the southeast and migrate to the west. The discovery of gold in northern Georgia in 1828 and compulsion for the accessibility of more land to settle the growing white population contributed to more local delirium for the Indian dismissal. With the Election
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pass the Indian Removal Act. This act stated that all Indians that wished to follow their own tradition must move to the Indian Territory where they would have more than 70‚000 square miles of free land. When this act was passed‚ all Indians but the Cherokee signed the Treaty of Echota agreeing to move. Jackson thought it was necessary to take action against them to enforce the law. But the question is was the U.S justified in passing the Indian Removal Act forcing all Indians to move. I say no‚ the
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Jackson would give land to the Indians that would move to the West. Some tribes agreed peacefully‚ others would not go. At this time‚ there was a great number of Cherokee Indians living to the East‚ but they weren’t the only tribe. There were many tribes needing to relocate. Tribes such as the‚ Chickasaws‚ Choctaws‚ Creeks‚ and Seminoles. In Cherokee alone there was close to twenty thousand Indians that needed to be moved. With the “Indian Removal Act” being passed‚ the Native Americans were very upset
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