One American’s Story:
• A Cherokee named Sequoya invented the Cherokee language writing system with 86 characters. The Cherokee quickly learned to read and write, and published many writing pieces.
• Sequoya hoped this language would help Native Americans share land and power with whites and keep their freedom, but sadly his plan failed.
Native Americans in the Southeast:
• Since the 1600s, whites wanted Native Americans to move, yet there were still many in the East in the 1800s.
• Many whites wanted Native Americans to move, so that they could have more land and/or because whites thought Native Americans were barbaric. Other whites want to Native Americans to just blend in with white culture.
• By the 1820s, quite a few Native Americans lived …show more content…
• In 1828, gold had been found on Cherokee land (Georgia). This cause whites to want to move to the Southeast, so the federal government planned to remove Native Americans from their homeland.
Jackson’s Removal Policy:
• Andrew Jackson always wanted to move the Native Americans westward. During the War of 1812, he had been the Indian treaty commissioner, where he obtained a lot of land from the Native Americans.
• Jackson saw Native Americans, not as citizens, but rather as "conquered subjects". He thought he had the right to choose where they live, so he gave them two options. Either they could become US citizens and adopt white culture where they couldn't have a separate government, or they could move west.
• Soon, Southern states gave permission for whites to take over Native American land, and despite Native American protests, Jackson supported the states.
• Jackson decided to ask Congress to require Native Americans to accept state laws or move west. Many opposed to this policy, such as the Quakers, because it was rude and …show more content…
However, Georgia ignored this statement and Jackson refused to negotiate with the Cherokees
• In 1838, troops, led by General Winfield Scott, took around 16,000 Cherokees from their homes and forced them into camps.
• On their tedious trek to new land, that later became known as the Trail of Tears (1838-1839), 1/4 of the Cherokee population had died.
Native American Resistance:
• There was a lot on Native American resistance to the relocation of their tribes.
• A Cherokee farmer named Tsali and his family resisted movement and along the way found neighboring Cherokees. After the U.S. Army negotiated with them, his family surrendered surrendered, so that their neighboring Cherokee community would be left untouched.
• In Florida, Seminoles refused to leave, leading to the 2nd Seminole war. A leader of Seminoles named Oscola used guerrilla, surprise attacks to resist relocation. He got captured but Seminoles continued to fight. The war ended in 1842
• Tribes near the Ohio River resisted relocation as well. In 1832, after a Native American chief named Blackhawk and his tribe had been moved, they fought back for their land in Illinois, but were eventually put down by the U.S.
• A Cherokee named Sequoya invented the Cherokee language writing system with 86 characters. The Cherokee quickly learned to read and write, and published many writing pieces.
• Sequoya hoped this language would help Native Americans share land and power with whites and keep their freedom, but sadly his plan failed.
Native Americans in the Southeast:
• Since the 1600s, whites wanted Native Americans to move, yet there were still many in the East in the 1800s.
• Many whites wanted Native Americans to move, so that they could have more land and/or because whites thought Native Americans were barbaric. Other whites want to Native Americans to just blend in with white culture.
• By the 1820s, quite a few Native Americans lived …show more content…
• In 1828, gold had been found on Cherokee land (Georgia). This cause whites to want to move to the Southeast, so the federal government planned to remove Native Americans from their homeland.
Jackson’s Removal Policy:
• Andrew Jackson always wanted to move the Native Americans westward. During the War of 1812, he had been the Indian treaty commissioner, where he obtained a lot of land from the Native Americans.
• Jackson saw Native Americans, not as citizens, but rather as "conquered subjects". He thought he had the right to choose where they live, so he gave them two options. Either they could become US citizens and adopt white culture where they couldn't have a separate government, or they could move west.
• Soon, Southern states gave permission for whites to take over Native American land, and despite Native American protests, Jackson supported the states.
• Jackson decided to ask Congress to require Native Americans to accept state laws or move west. Many opposed to this policy, such as the Quakers, because it was rude and …show more content…
However, Georgia ignored this statement and Jackson refused to negotiate with the Cherokees
• In 1838, troops, led by General Winfield Scott, took around 16,000 Cherokees from their homes and forced them into camps.
• On their tedious trek to new land, that later became known as the Trail of Tears (1838-1839), 1/4 of the Cherokee population had died.
Native American Resistance:
• There was a lot on Native American resistance to the relocation of their tribes.
• A Cherokee farmer named Tsali and his family resisted movement and along the way found neighboring Cherokees. After the U.S. Army negotiated with them, his family surrendered surrendered, so that their neighboring Cherokee community would be left untouched.
• In Florida, Seminoles refused to leave, leading to the 2nd Seminole war. A leader of Seminoles named Oscola used guerrilla, surprise attacks to resist relocation. He got captured but Seminoles continued to fight. The war ended in 1842
• Tribes near the Ohio River resisted relocation as well. In 1832, after a Native American chief named Blackhawk and his tribe had been moved, they fought back for their land in Illinois, but were eventually put down by the U.S.