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people hear about the Trail of Tears, the only thought to really pop up in their mind is a bunch of Indians died while being forced to emigrate from their homes. Many people believe that the Trail of Tears revolves only around the Cherokee Indians because the name came from their language. Of the Cherokee who made it to the west without death taking them, they called this forced removal, “Nunna Daul Isunyi—The Trail Where We Cried” (Langguth, 311). The Trail of Tears is a blackspot on American history;

Sarah Sherwood Mr.Chorney United States History I CP January 4, 2018 Trail Of Tears Thesis Statement: Even after the Cherokee people were seen as not a threat, adapted to the way of the settlers and became civilized, Andrew Jackson and his crew still thought it was mandatory to harshly move the Cherokee people while destroying them and their culture. Introduction: Upon arriving to America, Europeans treated Indians like savages. When Europeans discovered America they had a drive to conquer

Cherokees call this event the Nunadautsun’s or “the trail where we cried.” The Trail of Tears seems to be more focused on the Cherokee Nation who suffered most because of Jackson. The journey the Cherokees took was caused by the government and they suffered most during the journey and after, though it did make our country

The “Trail of Tears,” was an unmitigated disaster-at least for the Native American Tribes involved. – (Page 269) “As the population grew, white citizens demanded that their governments, at both the state and national levels, do something about the Native American tribes in their midst who held claims to land …” – (Page 249) “The United States had recognized the Cherokee as a nation in a number of treaties, and in 1827 delegates of this tribe initiated action to draft a constitution that would more

Soldiers shrieked at the convicts, the words coming out of their mouths, tasting like eternal bondage to the native people. A death trail stretching toward the unknown west, not telling what it leads to. The Trail of Tears is a cloud over American history. The Cherokee Trail of Tears led to effects in the Nation and was a discouraging time in the history of Native Americans. A rush of white settlers in America brought about a cause for the horrific trail. Many of the white men pushed the government

The Trail of Tears was a forced relocation of dozens of Native American tribes due to expanding land for the white men (Trail of Tears). Many battles were fought and many people died. In the end, many tribes walked thousands of miles to Oklahoma, and thousands died on the harsh journey (Cherokee Trail of Tears). The Trail of Tears depicts one of the most brutal genocides in American History. First, in 1836, President Andrew Jackson presented Congress with a treaty that negotiated with the Iowas

However, in the 1800s, the driving force behind the removal of the natives intensified. Thousands of indians during this time were moved along the trail known as Nunna dual Tsung, meaning “The Trail Where They Cried” (“Cherokee Trail of Tears”). The Trail of Tears was not only unjust and unconstitutional, but it also left many indians sick, heartbroken, and dead.

“Cherokee Trail of Tears.” About North Georgia, www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/Cherokee_Trail_of_Tears. Accessed 9 June 2017. Summary: The article “Cherokee Trail of Tears” describes the suffering and pain that people went through while on the trail. With little food and supplies, men, women, and children were forced to leave the land they have had for years. Cherokee people had to separate into smaller groups so that finding food would be easier. “The Trail Where They Cried” is a translation from

The name “Trail of Tears” began in 1831 with the removal of the Choctaw Nation but would be traveled by many. This long journey would be the end of many Native Americans. The Cherokee would be the hardest hit during this relocation and would come from a surprising friend so the Cherokee thought. The man that started and ended this push would be someone the Cherokee fought alongside years before. The seventh President of the United States was Andrew Jackson. He was President from 1829-1837

The Trail of Tears event of the removal of the Indians happened in 1838. “At the beginning of the 1830s, nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida–land their ancestors had occupied and cultivated for generations.(Trail of Tears.)”. In this event, the Cherokee community of Native Americans was forced by the U.S. government to move from their native home in the southern part of the contemporary America to what is known