During the 1830's there was a huge removal, the five civilized including the Cherokee, Choctaw, the Seminole , the Chickasaw and the Creek. what do they all have in common? They were all forced on a gruesome trail also known as the trail of tears. The trail of tears was proposed by Andrew Jackson, the president at the time.
He overruled the united states supreme court for his own personal needs just because pioneers thought that the indians (also known as Native Americans) had the best lands. And they did indeed. The Trail of Tears was an extremely hard time period for thee Indians. The Cherokee had lands in the Georgia area were the first gold was found in the rocks. there land was land all over the south that the Americans wanted to grow cotton on. and yes mine for gold. As you can see the Trail of Tears was a gruesome time period that not only affected the Native Americans for two years later westward expansion would take over the U.S and again the great Native American tribes would once again be in peril. Although the darkest time in the five civilized tribes history would be The Trail Of Tears.
He overruled the united states supreme court for his own personal needs just because pioneers thought that the indians (also known as Native Americans) had the best lands. And they did indeed. The Trail of Tears was an extremely hard time period for thee Indians. The Cherokee had lands in the Georgia area were the first gold was found in the rocks. there land was land all over the south that the Americans wanted to grow cotton on. and yes mine for gold. As you can see the Trail of Tears was a gruesome time period that not only affected the Native Americans for two years later westward expansion would take over the U.S and again the great Native American tribes would once again be in peril. Although the darkest time in the five civilized tribes history would be The Trail Of Tears.