How the Indian Removal Act affected the Cherokee Tribe
In what ways were the Cherokee tribe affected by the Indian removal act? Due to President Jackson, this removal act had deeply affected the Cherokee tribe in many different ways due. The Indian removal act was an act that authorized southern Native American tribes, for their removal and relocation to federal territory west of the Mississippi River. This act was created by US President Andrew Jackson, due to the fact that President Jackson wanted to have ownership of the Indian lands for White settlements. Many Indian tribes tried to protest against the act hoping they would be able to keep their territories, but Jackson wouldn’t budge. The act was then signed into law on May 28, 1830. President Jackson then gave the Indian tribes two years to relocate to the western territory of the Mississippi River, but once their two years came to a close, the indians still hadn’t relocated. As a matter of fact, two days after their time to relocate was up, Jackson was up to the brink, as a result, he and his crew forced the Indians to evacuate their homes and relocate. On their journey of relocation to the Mississippi River which was called the ‘trail of tears’ by Indians, who had a very traumatic experience. On the occasion of their removal, the Indians had lost 8,000 people who were friends and family to many of tribes. Many Indian tribes were affected by this act, one of the tribes that were affected were the Cherokee. The Cherokee were North American Indians who are made up of one of the largest tribes in the americas. The name ‘cherokee’ came from a creek word meaning “people of different speech”, the Cherokees traditional lifestyle and culture resembled the Creek’s and many other tribes in the southeast. After President Jackson removed the Cherokees, the Cherokee tribe had settled in the given Indian land, which is now known as ‘Oklahoma’. Many people think that President Jackson wanted Indian land due to the fact that the cherokee tribe had found gold in their land. After Jackson got a hold of the cherokee lands, the Cherokee took their case to the supreme courts. The cherokee knew that this was the move to make because, they were one of the more educated tribes, out of other tribes in America. Unfortunately the Cherokee tribe lost against President Jackson. Which then lead to the removal of all Indians, and traumatizing journey which Indians called the ́Trail of Tears ́. The reasoning behind this name was due to the fact that, around 8,000 indians died, due to the harsh winters. Unfortunately many deaths were caused by: diseases caught in containment while camping awaiting their removal, either exhaustion while traveling, along with starvation and/or malnutrition, or other deadly diseases caught in new lands while traveling. Nowadays the Indians and today's new government figured out a way to equally divide the lands. They decided on a checkered pattern to divide that lands, to this very day this agreement has worked nicely for the people of Southern California. As we can see Indian removal act had horrific impact on the Cherokee and other tribes of America, due to President Jackson wanting to remove Indians for ownership of their land. Which sadly lead to many sad deaths of many innocent Indians.
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