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Kim Cuciniello
Mr. Bivona
Period 1
Westward Expansion at the Native American’s Expense
The original settlers of American land were Native Americans or American Indians. The Native Americans were able to begin to adjust to the new people of the lands, the English. However the English believed that the Native American’s land was theirs. By the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, Americans wanted to expanded farther westward without going around the land of the Indians. In the late 1700’s early 1800’s some of the Native American tribes known as the Five Civilized Tribes began to acculturate to American ways of life. The Five Civilized Tribes consisted of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole. These tribes were able to adjust themselves to some of the ways of American living. The newly settled Americans believe that the Native Americans were not going to be able to acculturate to American culture.
Some of these tribes took on alcohol as a habit they picked up from English and American settlers passing through their land. Other ways the Five Civilized Tribes adjusted to American culture was by making alphabets for their languages such as the Cherokee did. The Cherokee were also able to make roads ways making trading and traveling easier. Most Cherokee Indians began school and were taught just as American students. Some Cherokee even went to law school to study the American legal system. This helped the Cherokee a lot during Jackson’s presidency because they were able to defend themselves in a court of law. During Jackson’s presidency he made up the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Although the Supreme Court had ruled in favor of the Cherokee Indians to be able to stay in their land, Andrew Jackson was able to enforce otherwise.
On May 26, 1830, the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed by the Twenty-First Congress of the United States of America. After four months of strong debate, Andrew Jackson signed the bill into a law. The Seminole tribe also had land disputes with the state of Florida. The Creek Indians fought many battles against the federal army so they could keep their land in the states of Alabama and Georgia. The Chickasaw and Choctaw also had disputes with the state of Mississippi. To ensure peace the government the Five Civilized Tribes were forced to move out of their lands that they had lived on for generations and to move to land given to them in parts of Oklahoma.
Andrew Jackson believed that The Indian Removal Act was a way of protecting the Five Civilized Tribes and allowing them time to adjust to the American culture. Although it was proven that the Five Tribes were slowly acculturating to white traditions and culture. Some people believed the Indian Removal act was due to the discovery of gold on Cherokee lands in 1828. The land in Oklahoma was thinly settled and was thought to have little value. Within 10 years of the Indian Removal Act, more than 70,000 Indians had moved across the Mississippi. During the Cherokee removal, The Trail of Tears, over 4,000 out of 15,000 of the Cherokees died. After the removal of the other four civilized tribes many of the Indians died or were seriously hurt during the journey.
Although most of the tribes were willingly relocated some of the Cherokee Indians fought back. Tsali or Charlie as some know him fought for his people. Tsali was one of the “traditionalist” Cherokee who had not been involved in the heated debates
over the removal policy. Tsali died for the freedom of his people. He was able to allow some of the traditionalists to stay behind in their native lands. He was known as a hero of the Cherokee people and His people keep their traditions and did not accept American culture at all.
Tecumseh was another Native American who fought for freedom and for his land during the 1800’s. From an early age he believed his land was his and he fought against the Americans to keep it that way. He led multiple Indian rebellions and accepted support from the British. Tecumseh and his people fought with the British during the war of 1812. A few years before Tecumseh’s death in 1813 at the Battle of Thames he spoke out to the Osage people about uniting Native Americans against the white American expanders.
“Brothers- We are friends; we must assist each other to bear our burdens. The blood of many of our fathers and brothers had run like water on the ground, to satisfy the avarice of the white men. We, ourselves, are threatened with a great evil; nothing will pacify them but the destruction of all the red men.”
Tecumseh was able to acknowledge the problems the Native American people as a whole would face as a result of Westward expansion of the American people.
Although Jackson was responsible for the Indian Removal Act there were other presidents and officers against the rights of Native Americans. Some of the powerful members were Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun. There were also many Native American wars to save and protect their land from the white . For example the.
Mr. Bivona
Period 1
Westward Expansion at the Native American’s Expense
The original settlers of American land were Native Americans or American Indians. The Native Americans were able to begin to adjust to the new people of the lands, the English. However the English believed that the Native American’s land was theirs. By the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, Americans wanted to expanded farther westward without going around the land of the Indians. In the late 1700’s early 1800’s some of the Native American tribes known as the Five Civilized Tribes began to acculturate to American ways of life. The Five Civilized Tribes consisted of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole. These tribes were able to adjust themselves to some of the ways of American living. The newly settled Americans believe that the Native Americans were not going to be able to acculturate to American culture.
Some of these tribes took on alcohol as a habit they picked up from English and American settlers passing through their land. Other ways the Five Civilized Tribes adjusted to American culture was by making alphabets for their languages such as the Cherokee did. The Cherokee were also able to make roads ways making trading and traveling easier. Most Cherokee Indians began school and were taught just as American students. Some Cherokee even went to law school to study the American legal system. This helped the Cherokee a lot during Jackson’s presidency because they were able to defend themselves in a court of law. During Jackson’s presidency he made up the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Although the Supreme Court had ruled in favor of the Cherokee Indians to be able to stay in their land, Andrew Jackson was able to enforce otherwise.
On May 26, 1830, the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed by the Twenty-First Congress of the United States of America. After four months of strong debate, Andrew Jackson signed the bill into a law. The Seminole tribe also had land disputes with the state of Florida. The Creek Indians fought many battles against the federal army so they could keep their land in the states of Alabama and Georgia. The Chickasaw and Choctaw also had disputes with the state of Mississippi. To ensure peace the government the Five Civilized Tribes were forced to move out of their lands that they had lived on for generations and to move to land given to them in parts of Oklahoma.
Andrew Jackson believed that The Indian Removal Act was a way of protecting the Five Civilized Tribes and allowing them time to adjust to the American culture. Although it was proven that the Five Tribes were slowly acculturating to white traditions and culture. Some people believed the Indian Removal act was due to the discovery of gold on Cherokee lands in 1828. The land in Oklahoma was thinly settled and was thought to have little value. Within 10 years of the Indian Removal Act, more than 70,000 Indians had moved across the Mississippi. During the Cherokee removal, The Trail of Tears, over 4,000 out of 15,000 of the Cherokees died. After the removal of the other four civilized tribes many of the Indians died or were seriously hurt during the journey.
Although most of the tribes were willingly relocated some of the Cherokee Indians fought back. Tsali or Charlie as some know him fought for his people. Tsali was one of the “traditionalist” Cherokee who had not been involved in the heated debates
over the removal policy. Tsali died for the freedom of his people. He was able to allow some of the traditionalists to stay behind in their native lands. He was known as a hero of the Cherokee people and His people keep their traditions and did not accept American culture at all.
Tecumseh was another Native American who fought for freedom and for his land during the 1800’s. From an early age he believed his land was his and he fought against the Americans to keep it that way. He led multiple Indian rebellions and accepted support from the British. Tecumseh and his people fought with the British during the war of 1812. A few years before Tecumseh’s death in 1813 at the Battle of Thames he spoke out to the Osage people about uniting Native Americans against the white American expanders.
“Brothers- We are friends; we must assist each other to bear our burdens. The blood of many of our fathers and brothers had run like water on the ground, to satisfy the avarice of the white men. We, ourselves, are threatened with a great evil; nothing will pacify them but the destruction of all the red men.”
Tecumseh was able to acknowledge the problems the Native American people as a whole would face as a result of Westward expansion of the American people.
Although Jackson was responsible for the Indian Removal Act there were other presidents and officers against the rights of Native Americans. Some of the powerful members were Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun. There were also many Native American wars to save and protect their land from the white . For example the.