Trail of Tears Native Americans lost their land due to the Indian Removal Act, many of them died on the trail which in American History is known as the Trail of Tears. There were 5 tribes involved in this removal, it included The Choctaw, The Chickasaws, The Muscogee Creeks, the Seminoles and The Cherokee. This was a tragic time in history. Was it the right thing to do to these people, or was it worth it all? It was an injustice act on the behalf of the white men, it could’ve been handled in a
Up in the beginning of the 1830s about 125,000 Native Americans stayed on millions of land in Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. By the end of the 1830s very few Indians remained occupied on the land. They were all forced out of their land by the federal government for white settlers so they could take over that land and use it for growing cotton. The government forced them to travel to “Indian territory”, a special designated place across the Mississippi river. This long and
of its devastating effects. There were also four more tribes involved with the Indian Removal. The Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole tribes. Altogether they were called the Five Civilized Tribes. The Five Civilized Tribes were indigenous people in the United States. The Cherokee were located in upland Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. They speak an Iroquoian language and their population today is around three hundred thousand. The Chickasaw lived along the Tennessee river, west
civilizer tribes are Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, Seminoles and Cherokee wanted to adopt European ways of living for them to survive within white culture. The way of adopting white culture was, they invited Moravian missionaries in to their community in 1801. Missionaries taught them the ways white did agriculture, domestic arts, and taught them how to speak English, read, and pushed for them to believe in Christianity. Then from that moment, the tribes invented their own written language and adopted a
The Choctaw divided themselves into smaller groups with leaders. There people wore: men wore a belt and breechclout, women wore short skirts made from deerskin. Both sex wore nice handmade jewelry, brightly colored ornaments and feathers in their hair. The Choctaw people lived in the lands of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida where they raised great hunter and warriors. Their
Maroons) were not subordinate to their chiefs (Laurence 30). The distinction between runaway or, slave, blurred and eventually vanished. Blacks who lived among the Seminoles were useful as interpreters because they spoke English, or some other European language, and they soon learned the Seminole Muskogean dialect. The slaves who fled to Florida as adults knew the ways of whites and could often predict behavior of a particular situation. Thus the association between Blacks and Seminoles was one of affection
The Native Americans of the southeast live in a variety of environments. The environments range from the southern Appalachian Mountains, to the Mississippi River valley, to the Louisiana and Alabama swamps, and the Florida wetlands. These environments were bountiful with various species of plant and animal life, enabling the Native American peoples to flourish. “Most of the Native Americans adopted large-scale agriculture after 900 A.D, and some also developed large towns and highly centralized social
There are countless similarities as well as differences between chapter 12 of “Creating America: A History of the United States” by McDougal Littell and the movie “Avatar”. Among the topics of “Avatar” and chapter 12 that share similarities and differences is why the whites wanted the Native American’s land, and why the humans wanted the land of the Na’vi people. Also, how the Natives tried to adjust. Furthermore, how the natives resisted. These are just a few examples of many that show both how
The Choctaws thrived in the fertile sandy, red-clay soil, rolling hills, and dense forests, located in the Central Hills of the east-central region of Mississippi. The estimated population after early European contact was between 15,000 and 20,000 and was the second largest group of Native Americans in the Southeast (Blitz 1988:127). The Choctaws in the Southeast were a matrilineal society. Traditionally, women preformed tasks related to domestic life. Among these responsibilities were creating
The early 1800’s was a very important time for America. The small country was quickly expanding. With the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, America almost tripled in size by 1853. However, even with the amount of land growing, not everyone was welcomed with open arms. With the expansion of the country, the white Americans decided that they needed the Natives out. There were several motives for the removal of the Indians from their lands, to include racism and land lust. Since
people especially to Native Americans. Both Choctaw and Chickasaw nations are suing the state of Oklahoma for the regulatory authority over Sardis Lake and the water resources it holds. The Choctaw and Chickasaw nations deserve the rights over Sardis Lake because it is their main water supply and they own the rights through the treaty of the Dancing Rabbit Creek of 1830. Sardis Lake is located in the southeastern part of Oklahoma. Since the lake is in both Choctaw and Chickasaw territory, both tribes have
During the white encroachment on the Native American lands, Tecumseh wanted to unite all Indians tribes as one in order to collectively fight against the whites. He was a political leader, and his main concern that he made evident was that the whites had no authority to sell the land. He was removed from his land because he did not have the deeds for his property, yet the U.S. was signing off (what do you mean sign off??) for people who did not have deeds to buy land, “You said that if we could prove
“Quantie’s weak body shuddered from a blast of cold wind. Still, the proud wife of the Cherokee chief John Ross wrapped a woolen blanket around her shoulders and grabbed the reins.” Leading the final group of Cherokee Indians from their home lands, Chief John Ross thought of an old story that was told by the chiefs before him, of a place where the earth and sky met in the west, this was the place where death awaits. He could not help but fear that this place of death was where his beloved people
The laws and practices that the government created for Native Americans were not fair. The government created treaties for the Native Americans stating where they could, or could not live. The government created these treaties so that the white citizens could have the new land that they wanted. The first treaty the Native Americans had to sign was the Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867. This treaty started that the Native Americans had to live in what is now the state of Oklahoma. The second treaty the
the Eastern Cherokees but also for all Native American groups. This allowed them to get at least some type of gain after being removed from their lands. Owen represented other bands such as the Western Cherokees who were awarded $800,000 and the Choctaws and Chickasaws who were awarded thre... ... middle of paper ... ... Works Cited "Characters in Congress -- Senator Robert Latham Owen of Oklahoma." New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70F10F7395517738DDDA80894DB405B888CF1D3
Oklahoma, in its earliest organized forms, consisted of over forty independent Native American Nations, though they arrived through a complex process. Native American migration predated European contact but by the mid eighteenth century Native American nations saw their lands being progressively threatened by Euro-American settlement. Migratory push/pull factors such as warfare, famine, and encroachment resulted in movements of native cultures for centuries. However, by the beginning of the nineteenth
Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama they have lived here for generations and they did not want to move. In Conclusion, The Trail of Tears was a very low point in Native Americans history. Works Cited De Rosier, Arthur H. Jr. The Removal of the Choctaw Indians. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville; 1970 Gloria Jahoda. The Trail of Tears. New York: Wing Books. 1975 Herman A. Peterson. The Trail of Tears. Lanham: The Scare Crow Press, Inc. 2011 Hicks, Brain. The Holdouts. Smithsonian 41
was discovered in Georgia, the white settlers could not resist owning the land for themselves at any cost. Andrew Jackson believed that the civilized white settlers would put the land to better use than the uncivilized Indians. The Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw and Seminole nations were considered “The Five Civilized Tribes”; despite this they were thought to be savages. “Jackson's attitude toward Native Americans was paternalistic and patronizing -- he described them as children in need of guidance
Andrew Jackson was the epitome of the American Dream. He worked his way from being an orphan and a war prisoner before he was 14, to being the greatest military general America had ever seen. He won the battle of New Orleans and took over Florida with his own army. Common citizens marveled at his war tactics and his record of cheating death. He ran for President in 1824 and nearly won, if not for a “corrupt bargain”. He was the champion of the people, and the common men loved him. Despite
began. This paper will discuss the effects of The Trail of Tears had on the Indians. There were five tribes that were called “The Civilized Tribes”. The Five Civilized tribe were a group of native people that consist of: The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole they all hold great significance. The Cherokee Indians were the largest of the five tribes. They are unique group of people that had a great understanding between sex. The men were the chiefs; they were in charge of