Cherokees peple and the industrialization of US
Question A.
In the 1800s, the U.S was developing at a very high rate because of industrialization. Industrialization resulted in the development of rail transport and the growing demand for cotton. Many U.S citizens started questioning why the Natives were not removed from their land. Eventually, Andrew Jackson passed a removal act in 1830, which stated that the Indians could be moved to the west of Mississippi (“Treaty of New Echota,” 2020). President Jackson grew up in a plantation that experienced Indian raids, therefore, getting a perspective that the whites were more superior to the Native Americans.
Further, the removal of the Cherokee nation was mainly contributed by the discovery of gold in the northern parts of Georgia. The removal act was invalidated by the Court, where the Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee people. President Jackson failed to go by the ruling of the Court. He ordered the forceful removal of the Cherokees from Georgia to occupy the land west of Mississippi(“Treaty of New Echota,” 2020).
Question B
In 1835 of December 29, the Echota treaty was signed by a few people who claimed to the Cherokee people representatives. These people include Ridge and Chief Ross (“Treaty of New Echota,” 2020). The treaty was signed without the consent of most of the Cherokee people. The deal was implying that the people of Cherokee could willingly move from Georgia and settle in the land west of the Mississippi River.The key players in the agreement include Chief Ross, Ridge, together with other few members of the Cherokee nation. The other people who played a significant role in this historical event include the then President of the U.S, the Cherokee people, the military, and the Court(“Treaty of New Echota,” 2020). The Court and the community of the Cherokees had a different idea about their land. The Cherokees wanted to remain in their area, and the Court supported them. On the other hand, the President had a different idea as he wished to the Natives out of Georgia. The President had the support of the white people.
Question C.
The historical event had both long term and short term consequences on American society. On of the short term effects was the decrease in population of the Cherokees (“The Effects of Removal on American Indian Tribes, Native Americans and the Land, Nature Transformed, TeacherServe, National Humanities Center,” 2020). There was forced displacement and genocide on the Natives and colonization. The military killed the natives during the removal period. During the Trial of Tears, the Natives experienced hardships as they lacked food, suffered from diseases resulting in deaths. A number of the Cherokees died within this period of removal. Another effect on American society was the geographical displacement of the Natives. Before the departure, the natives settled in the South of the Mississippi River(“The Effects of Removal on American Indian Tribes, Native Americans and the Land, Nature Transformed, TeacherServe, National Humanities Center,” 2020). After the removal, the natives were relocated, therefore settling to urban areas. There was also an impact on the culture of the Natives as most adopted the whites’ culture.
Question D
4,000 Cherokees died as a result of the removal. As the Cherokees started marching, 4,000 people died as a result of hunger, disease, and cold (“Indian removal,” 2020). This numerical evidence results in the conclusion that the removal significantly affected the population of the Cherokees. A troop of 7,000 militants was sent to forcefully remove the Cherokees from their land (“Indian removal,” 2020). the military did not allow the Cherokees to gather their belonging, leading to a shortage of food on their way to the west.
From the analysis of the historical event that involved the Cherokees, it is right to conclude that the removal had a significant impact on the nation. The dismissal was not fair and led to the death of a number of the Cherokees and also had an impact on American society.
References:
The Effects of Removal on American Indian Tribes, Native Americans and the Land, Nature Transformed, TeacherServe, National Humanities Center. (2020). Retrieved 23 February 2020, from http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nattrans/ntecoindian/essays/indianremovalf.htm
Treaty of New Echota. (2020). Retrieved 23 February 2020, from https://www.todayingeorgiahistory.org/content/treaty-new-echota
Indian removal. (2020). Retrieved 23 February 2020, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html