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What is the reason for the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian Era?
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early in the 19th century, while the rapidly growing united states white men faced an obstacle... the cherokee indians were standing in the way of progress. eager for land to raise cotton, the settlers pressured the federal government to acquire the indian territory.
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∙ 14y agoI want you to imagine for a second that a space ship has landed in your front yard and the crew on board has declared your house and property as theirs. They also tell you that you can not speak your language, practice your religion, and that you will be removed to a area that they have set aside for you. This area doesn't have what you need to live and survive, but is dry and barren. If you want to hunt for food you can't, but have to report to a agent who would rather sell the food he was given to feed you so he can make a profit. You and your family is left to starve. Not only are you taken away from your home but the space ship crew also breaks any promise they have made to you and your people. They would rather see you dead. Would you resist this? Well, this is what the Indian Removal policy was about in the United States.
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After the Indian Removal Act what did the Cherokee Indians do?
They moved west on what became known as the Trail of Tears
What court case dealt with the Cherokee's attemt to fight the Indian Removal Act?
Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia
How did John Ross argue against the removal of the Cherokees?
He lobbied against the passage of the Indian Removal Act and gained the support of some prominent Whigs, but it passed. He filed suit in the Supreme Court against the state of Georgia in protest of state laws that punished the Cherokee. The Court ruled that state laws did not apply to Indian affairs but that did not help the Cherokee where federal law was concerned. He tried to get a treaty approved that would delay the removal of the Cherokee but another faction in the Cherokee nation signed a different treaty that agreed to the removal.
Who was the chief o the Cherokee who took a petition to Congress protesting the Cherokee removal from their land?
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief John Ross took a petition to Congress in 1838 protesting the U.S. government's planned removal of the Cherokees from their homelands in the southeast. He was accompanied by Whitepath and other officials. The petition bore the signatures of nearly 16,000 Cherokee Nation citizens, many written in the Cherokee syllabary, the Cherokee's own written language. The petition fell on deaf ears and the tribe's forcible removal began later that year.
Were Cherokee Indians bad?
Cherokee of North Georgia were farmers and wore the clothes of many Europeon immigrants. When they were going to be moved by the Indian removal at they organized as a nation and then were removed by treaty to Oklahoma. Other than reacting to property being taken under false pretensions and fighting legally, including law suits going all the way to the supreme court, the Cherokee were willing to assimilate the European culture.
What is removal and resettlement?
Removal and Resettlement is, well Removal is like relocation just like the Indian Removal Act of 1830, land greed was getting out of control with the Indians so they were forced to relocate by the government. Resettlement is also like relocation, the Indians found a new location to settle into.
What president was responsible for the removal of the Cherokee Indians?
Andrew Jackson
What has the author Wilson Lumpkin written?
Wilson Lumpkin has written: 'The removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia, 1827-1841' -- subject(s): History, Politics and government, Cherokee Indians, Trail of Tears, 1838, Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 'The removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia' -- subject(s): History, Politics and government, Cherokee Indians, Trail of Tears, 1838, Trail of Tears, 1838-1839
Did the cowboys kick out the Cherokee Indians?
No. The Cherokee were forced out by US soldiers after the government passed the Indian Removal Act in 1837.
After the Indian Removal Act what did the Cherokee Indians do?
They moved west on what became known as the Trail of Tears
Was the choctaw tribe involved in Trail of Tears?
The Kickapoo were not part of the resettlement plan that is known as the "Trail of Tears". According to Wikipedia the "Trail of Tears" refers to the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma in 1838.
What was the name given for the journey of the forced removal of Cherokee Indians out of Georgia?
Trail of the tears
Did The Cherokee Indians live in 6 different regions in the us?
No, the tribe lived (prior to removal) in the south-central, eastern seaboard of north amerca.
What court case led to the Indian Removal Act?
No "case" led to the passage of the Indian removal Act; however 2 cases resulted from this act. Most important was Cherokee Nation VS Georgia 30 US 1, 5 (1831) (see links) and Worcester VS Georgia 31 US 515 (8 L.Ed 483) (1832).
Which state did the Indians relocate too after the Trail of Tears?
The government created and enforced many "trails of tears". The one that history records made most famous was that of the Cherokee. Forced to walk thousands of miles from Georgia to Oklahoma, four thousand Indians are thought to have died. This removal was against the findings of the Supreme Court of the United States who said the Cherokee would have to agree with the removal. They never did.
What geographic location were tribes moved to in the Indian removal act of 1830?
Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, And Chickosaw. Also known as the "five civilized tribes"
What happened to the Cherokee after the removal their forced removal?
they continued to lose land promised to them
