Opponents of Indian Removal had hopes that Native Americans would be able to assimilate into the culture, or have their own state within the United States. While assimilation did take place in some cases, hopes of a true sovereign Indian nation has proved to be impossible for them. Constant expansion and even national security issues arose. As they were displaced to western lands, their cultures faded into history as white settlers slowly overtook them. The decimation of the Native American culture had already occurred by the time Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. “Removal” was inevitable and constant for Indians since the first settlers landed in The New World in 1602, and there was no stopping it. The British colonies …show more content…
The 1848 discovery of gold in California assured yet another expansion of pioneers this time. Native Americans were subjected to another invasion of their lands, leading to conflicts with the U.S Army, such as the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. While Native Americans had initial military success by defeating General George Custer, they were ultimately defeated and hunted down by the U.S. Army. The west was now wide open for settlement, and the Indians would eventually get the scraps in the form of barren …show more content…
The White House claims: “The United States recognizes a government to government relationship, as well as a unique legal and political relationship, with federally recognized tribes.” (6) What looks like progress actually presents some issues for Native Americans. A sovereign government should not have to be federally recognized by another power in order to be legit, unless of course they are a conquered and dependent sovereign nation. To grant a truly sovereign Indian foreign state within the United States would present a national security issue. Being sovereign and foreign means that an Indian nation would be free to trade and ally with enemies of the United States. With that comes the issue of those claiming false Indian ancestry in order to obtain personal benefits. “Fraud in this area is quite rampant whereby people falsely claim Indian ancestry to take unfair advantage of governmental benefits and other perceived opportunities.” (7) Even today, Indian resources are being exploited and taken from them, when there is almost nothing to take. Native Americans now have to prove their legitimacy to the same federal government that has displaced and removed them for hundreds of
your home unexpectedly, and told you that you had to move whether you want to or not? That was the case for some Native Americans during the time of the Indian Removal Act. This act basically says that the Native Americans would be granted land, in exchange for their home territory, but many Native Americans disagreed with this act. The Indian Removal act that took place in 1830 was not justified, because the Cherokee tribe had to move even though the majority of them haven’t agreed to move, the Cherokee
of the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act was created on May 28, 1830 by president Jackson. It stated that all southern Indian tribes were to be moved to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestral homelands. Even though some Indians left peacefully some tribes had to leave with force. The Act of 1830 had a huge impact on all Indians. The Removal Act was strongly supported in the South in order to gain access to lands inhabited by the five Indian tribes
for the Indian tribes in and surrounding Tennessee. They inhabited beautiful lands and tried their best to live peaceful lives. When Jefferson came to administration in Virginia, he quickly gathered that he needed to civilize these people, for they did not live in the same manor he did. He felt he had to punish them for attacking white settlers. When Andrew Jackson became president in 1828, Jefferson's mentality stood out to him. Soon after he was elected he passed a bill to remove all Indians from
were treated, and the Americans don’t and shouldn’t have the right to kick them of land that wasn’t theirs. In the past before this act the indians had helped the Americans achieve and conquer different things. Such as the Louisiana Purchase the indians had been there during the act for guidance and somewhat wisdom of what’ll be in there journey. The indian removal act wasn’t justified because the Cherokee had arrived before the georgians had, Americans were disrespectful towards the Cherokee, and had
dinner. Suddenly, Cherokee Indians burst out of the nearby woods and drag you away by your hair. At their camp, they tied you to a wood pole and build a fire around your feet. The last sensation you feel is sweltering heat as a wave of black consumes you. This is a small taste of what it was like back in 1830. Before the United States was as large as it is now, the U.S. kept bumping elbows with its neighbors, the Indians. President Andrew Jackson introduced the Indian Removal Act to give the U.S. some
Politics, race, and medicine were all important factors during the Indian Removal of 1830, as they had convinced the people of the United States that removing the Natives from their land was the right step for the nation. Presidents Jefferson and Jackson main goals were to either force the Natives to migrate further away or to force them to assimilate to western culture. Politics has always and will always play a large role in how the United States interacts with other cultures. Jefferson through
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. A Constant attitude towards indians had been up held by most white westerners, And they had a view that had stuck around throughout the ages. During the eighteenth century, many white americans had considered the indians as "noble savages"; people without real civilizations but people who had an inherented
massacres, and attempted to “civilize” the Native Americans. The Native Americans were the first people to truly live in America. Regardless, they were treated unworthy of the land and were constantly resettling all across the country. In 1830, the Removal Act was passed by Andrew Jackson, enforcing thousands of Native Americans to settle west of the Mississippi River and the long and dangerous Trail of Tears followed this Act. Unfortunately, along the way to their new land, many
In the Mid-19th Century the United States would implement an Indian Removal Act, under the leadership and firm hand of, at the time, President Andrew Jackson. This Indian Removal Act was a result of many things, including the manner in which Native American Tribes were persuaded by the British during leading up to and during the War of 1812. The Native Americans had experienced a short time in which they were able to live on their own lands and be exempt from the laws of the state they fell within
their people, the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was not a justified action. The settlers bullied and attacked the original inhabitants, the Indians, into giving up their land. Perhaps to the government this may have seemed justified considering it was beneficial to them, but they essentially stole land that was not theirs to take. In an attempt to feign compassion for these original inhabitants, President Andrew Jackson states in his 1829 case to congress that this Act will help the Indians, “…to cast off
Because of the desire for land and the discovery of gold in Georgia, there was a push in doing what was necessary to remove Indians from their land (Native History Association). This was the time of Manifest Destiny, where white moved all over the country in hopes to spread their culture and customs. This involved them moving onto Indian land (Peppas 2013, 14). Even though gold was found on Cherokee land, the Cherokee could not touch it because the government did not want the Cherokee to have access
The Indian Removal Act was a piece of legislation signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The Act resulted in the transplantation of several Native American tribes. The law gave the president permission to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands. This ideology originated from President Andrew Jackson’s call for an American Indian Removal Act in his 1829 State of the Union address. This
The Indian Removal was a policy of the government of the United States in the 19th century whose objective was to move the native American tribes that lived in the east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river. Due to the rapid increase of the population of the country, the U.S. government urged the Indian tribes to sell their land in exchange for a new Indian territory outside the borders of the United then existing. This process was accelerated with the adoption of the Law of Forced
history was the relocation of American Indians, known as the Indian Removal. President Andrew Jackson favored the rapid settlement of Western and Southern lands by whites, therefore he wanted to make a drastic change, and he certainly did. In his two terms as president, Jackson worked to implement his vision of a politics of opportunity for all white men (The American Promise, 285). He held the belief that previous efforts to promote the assimilation of Indian peoples had failed. In his 1830 letter
The United States strategy of the Indian removal was a form of ethnic cleansing, this forced Native American tribes to relocate from their homelands in the east to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi Stream. This approach was waived by the European pilgrims and American pioneers throughout the nation's history. While many Indians relocated somewhere else because of the Indian Removal Act in 1830 endorsed by President Andrew Jackson, many tribes opposed the approach which prompted the government