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    Baker Mr. Kahil History 11/30/2016 Indian Removal Essay There were a variety of key factors that have led to the removal of the Cherokee Indians. One of the key factors that had promoted the removal of the Indians was the belief system of Manifest Destiney. The young colonists believed it was their mission from God to use the land given to them to the fullest. The colonists also believe they are to spread Democracy. This belief system caused the Cherokee Indians to lose most their land. The settlers

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    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

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    the time was during the beginning of the Indian removal. Some Americans, including the admired, President Jackson, no longer wanted the native American Indians, on their land. Our nation was cruel enough to make the Indians leave with empty promises and guns pointed in their direction. Their trail from their homes to the reserves was know as the Trail of tears, resulting in tears, sadness and 4,000 deaths of the 16,000 Natives on the move. The Indian removal was more than a disregardment to the rights

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    Beginning in 1789 with George Washington, the Indians living next to the American people forced federal Indian policies to be created, which ranged from coexistence to removal. These policies under the seven different presidents coincided in ways regarding expansion and removal, but also changed in ways regarding American interaction, civilization, and removal tactics of the Indians. Despite the consistent similarities in federal Indian policies during the years between the Washington and Jackson

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    In 1830, Indian Removal was passed by Congress and was made into a law by President Andrew Jackson. The bill ordered the eviction of the Five Civilized Tribes from the southeastern area of the United States. Each tribe made decisions to either obey the law and move, or stay and fight. The Cherokee used the American court system to petition for their right to stay in their homes. The Cherokees lost the combat and were forced to move. The trail they took later became known as the Trail of Tears. President

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    Georgians wanting to expand and longing to have the land to themselves. This brutality and greed then led to the Indian removal from this land. Within these points in history that natives are pushed out of Georgia was led by political and social acts ranging from laws and acts being passed along with whites invading the Cherokees land. In 1802, the state of Georgia forced the removal of Indians from their land but the federal government and state government had to negotiate before this went into

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    The removal of the Creek Indians in the Indian Removal Act helped the development of the United States but in a cruel and harsh way. Without the Indian Removal Act, most of the land that is America today would be inhabited by indians. Although we were mostly at peace with the Creeks and had trading and housing arrangements, after the Indian Removal act was created, it all went downhill. There were wars, conflicts, and bribes for land and that just made the Creeks fall apart . In 1670, the Creek

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    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

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    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

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    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

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