Removal_Act

The land-hungry Americans did not let their greed go unnoticed by the aborigines of the land. The Removal Act of the 1830s in the state of Georgia displayed the authentic dishonesty of Americans. The Americans used treaties to manipulate the defenseless Natives. They were politically, legally, and humanly violated. Under the pressure, tribes like the Cherokee tried to create an injunction to prevent the annihilation. In the beginning, as the Americans ushered into the virgin land of Georgia I’m sure they noticed how innocent and naïve the natives were. With this in mind they proceeded to introduced themselves and the Native Americans welcomed them with open arms. They both exchanged knowledge about survival; however being more advanced in civilization the Americans had the upper hand by default. Taking this into consideration the Americans tricked the natives into making a treaty with them involving land ownership. The Cherokee Indians willingly negotiated with the Americans and sold a piece of their land, but little by little the land ownership of the Americans grew. When the treaty was made the United States guaranteed the Cherokee’s habitation and security, and promised them untouchable land. In document 3, The Memorial and Protest of the Cherokee Nation, it states “The treaties with us, and laws of the United States made in pursuance of treaties, guaranty our residence and our privileges, and secure us against intruders.” This on the other hand, was not the case. The United States became greedy and slowly pushed the Cherokees out of their home. Further more, in the current president Andrew Jackson’s defense he explains that in their time there was no reason not to advance in civilization. Cities and towns had to be made because of population growth. Though, by exterminating the Cherokee was not the just way to progress. Mr. Chief Justice Marshall distributed the perspective of the court in document 2. He wrote a letter in 1831 explaining that the attempts the Cherokees made to protect their land was being denied, and no matter what the natives tried to do they had no rights because the tables have turned and the Cherokees are the now foreigners. So the government took action, harassing the tribe and robbing them of their possessions and rights. The Cherokee Chief John Ross made arrangements with the government that was explained in document 4. He wrote a letter to the House of Representatives and the senate explaining how his people were being treated but his effort was useless. The tribe was now being violated as humans. They suffered physically, by being beaten and ripped apart from their homes. In document 4 Chief John Ross described such abuse by saying “Our hearts are sickened, our utterance is paralyzed, when we reflect on the condition in which we are placed,” Matters only worsened, the United States knew what they wanted and they went through any measures to accomplish their dominance. In 1938 the powerless Cherokees were arrested and brutally evicted from their homes. November the 17th hundreds of wagons transported them in the blistering cold and countless Natives died. A private soldier in the American army was a witness to this act, and in document 5 he describes the event in a melancholy tone. To bring to a close, the Cherokees were manipulated and then annihilated in the state of Georgia in The Removal Act of the 1830s. The Cherokees were helpless and dragged out of their homes all because Americans were hungry for land and advancements. Greed killed thousands of Native American Indians, and it had no limits. From broken treaties, to a broken tribe the Cherokee Indians were robbed of their political, legal, and human rights.