In the year of 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. This act required all of the Indians to move westward. Which was the land that hasn't fully been explored yet. In 1838, all of the rest of the Indians which were mainly the Cherokee were sent to west. This was know as the Trail of Tears. They were sent off in groups of 1,000 on an 800 mile trip. The trip was mostly on foot and the soldiers that went with them stole from their wagons and horses. The Cherokee buried a lot of Indians on the way, because of the cold and other deadly things.
This by far is one of the worst things America has ever done. The Indians were here way before we came and we had no right to take their land from them. In order to be a nation every has to count and be equal. No matter if there white, black, or Indian. We should have just let the Indians stay and move on with their lives. Andrew Jackson and the government should of thought over this and realized what they were doing to theses people. The Americans should of had some say so in this also. The people who disagreed with this act should of spoken out loud and said something to the government about this situation.
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Very good. The information given is very accurate.
Good Job. you knew what you were talking about
Very nice. Shows a lot of intelligence.
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