Trail of Tears-The 1830s
Summary:
The Trail of Tears shows the U.S. ideal of Manifest Destiny because this was when the Americans forcibly drove the Natives off their own land for cotton growing and settlement in an operation called the "Indian Removal Act". The white settlers flooded the Natives' land. The "whites" believed the land was rightfully theirs and had forced to Indians to move to the "Indian territory" in Louisiana. President George Washington thought the best way to solve the Indian problem by "civilizing" them and imposing their way of life. These forced movements were called the "Trail of Tears"(1 200 mile walk) because of the misery, sickness, and death brought upon them as the U.S. provided nothing for their travels and looted what they had. The U.S. fought and won wars against Natives that chose to stay, even if that broke their own laws. The Americans still desired to possess the land. This may mean danger to BNA because the U.S. had settled and populated closer to the British Colonies, gaining more land and resources.
The Trail of Tears shows the U.S. ideal of Manifest Destiny because this was when the Americans forcibly drove the Natives off their own land for cotton growing and settlement in an operation called the "Indian Removal Act". The white settlers flooded the Natives' land. The "whites" believed the land was rightfully theirs and had forced to Indians to move to the "Indian territory" in Louisiana. President George Washington thought the best way to solve the Indian problem by "civilizing" them and imposing their way of life. These forced movements were called the "Trail of Tears"(1 200 mile walk) because of the misery, sickness, and death brought upon them as the U.S. provided nothing for their travels and looted what they had. The U.S. fought and won wars against Natives that chose to stay, even if that broke their own laws. The Americans still desired to possess the land. This may mean danger to BNA because the U.S. had settled and populated closer to the British Colonies, gaining more land and resources.
Key Points:
-U.S. drove the Natives out of their homeland because it was for cotton growing, settlement, and racial superiority
-U.S. believed the whites deserved the land
-tried to solve dispute by imposing their way of life on the Natives
-had forced multiple tribes out over the course of the 1830s
-whites looted the homeland of the Natives
-fought wars to deal with remaining Natives;threatened natives with war
-"Trail of Tears" was the Natives walk to "Indian Territory"; epidemic of sickness and death plagued them ; thousands died ; U.S. provided nothing for travel
-U.S. drove the Natives out of their homeland because it was for cotton growing, settlement, and racial superiority
-U.S. believed the whites deserved the land
-tried to solve dispute by imposing their way of life on the Natives
-had forced multiple tribes out over the course of the 1830s
-whites looted the homeland of the Natives
-fought wars to deal with remaining Natives;threatened natives with war
-"Trail of Tears" was the Natives walk to "Indian Territory"; epidemic of sickness and death plagued them ; thousands died ; U.S. provided nothing for travel
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Bibliography:
A Brief History of the Trail of Tears.Feb.26.2014.
<http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/History/TrailofTears/ABriefHistoryoftheTrailofTears.aspx>
TRAIL OF TEARS.Feb.26.2014.
<http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears>
A Brief History of the Trail of Tears.Feb.26.2014.
<http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/History/TrailofTears/ABriefHistoryoftheTrailofTears.aspx>
TRAIL OF TEARS.Feb.26.2014.
<http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears>