Moving Native Americans
1. While American settlers were moving westward, there were still many Native Americans belonging to the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw) living in the east.
2. The settlers wanted to relocate Native Americans west of the Mississippi where the land was dry and unsuitable for farming.
3. Because President Jackson was a man of the frontier, he supported this demand.
Indian Removal Act
1. In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act.
2. The U.S. negotiated treaties and paid the Natives in exchange for their land.
3. in 1834, Congress created the Indian Territory for the Native Americans that were being relocated.
The Cherokee Nation
1. The Cherokee nation refused to leave their lands and sued the state government, leading to the Worchester v. Georgia case at the Supreme Court.
2. It was ruled that Georgia could not interfere with the Cherokee, and only the national government had authority over them.
3. President Jackson, who supported the relocation of the Cherokee Nation, ignored the Supreme Court's ruling.
The Trail of Tears
1. Although a treaty was signed with some of the Cherokee to give up their lands, many ignored refused to accept it.
2. In 1838, General Winfield Scott led an army of 7,000 soliders to relocate the Cherokee to the west.
3. The Cherokee leaders gave in and began the journey westward, later known as the Trail of Tears.
2. The settlers wanted to relocate Native Americans west of the Mississippi where the land was dry and unsuitable for farming.
3. Because President Jackson was a man of the frontier, he supported this demand.
Indian Removal Act
1. In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act.
2. The U.S. negotiated treaties and paid the Natives in exchange for their land.
3. in 1834, Congress created the Indian Territory for the Native Americans that were being relocated.
The Cherokee Nation
1. The Cherokee nation refused to leave their lands and sued the state government, leading to the Worchester v. Georgia case at the Supreme Court.
2. It was ruled that Georgia could not interfere with the Cherokee, and only the national government had authority over them.
3. President Jackson, who supported the relocation of the Cherokee Nation, ignored the Supreme Court's ruling.
The Trail of Tears
1. Although a treaty was signed with some of the Cherokee to give up their lands, many ignored refused to accept it.
2. In 1838, General Winfield Scott led an army of 7,000 soliders to relocate the Cherokee to the west.
3. The Cherokee leaders gave in and began the journey westward, later known as the Trail of Tears.
Native American Resistance
1. In 1832, Black Hawk, a Sauk chief, led a group of Sauk and Fox people to their homeland in Illinois, only to be killed by a force of 4,500 troops.
2. During the war to avoid relocation, the Seminoles ambushed and killed more than 1,500 men using guerilla tactics.
3. After recieving the consent of the Plains groups (Osage, Comanche, and Kiowa), the U.S. government moved the Five Civilized Tribes to their lands in present-day Oklahoma.
2. During the war to avoid relocation, the Seminoles ambushed and killed more than 1,500 men using guerilla tactics.
3. After recieving the consent of the Plains groups (Osage, Comanche, and Kiowa), the U.S. government moved the Five Civilized Tribes to their lands in present-day Oklahoma.