From what I learned making this analysis, the need for the powerful countries to expand into Americas and make a fortune on the resources affected the original people. Many of the actions and agreements were very unbalanced to the Indians with then favoring the immigrant settlers. The Indians having an unfavorable time forming alliances that benefited them in times of war also caused tension with opposing sides. From analyzing the sources and reading the accounts of the people, the aggressive expansion of the colonies was unforgiving as it made the low-resource-possessing people suffer Overall the decisions on what to do with the Indians during the settling of America is almost on the scale of genocide towards them. This is shown on colonist and the government removing them or even killing when it was easier than bargaining with the Indiansю Also by Andrew Jackson defied the supreme court’s rule on the Cherokee rights essentially doing what the president should not by opposing checks and balances.
Even to this day the conflicts over tribal lands of Indians and claims of government still occur. The justification used for the Indian Removal Act was that previous treaties allowed the Government to continue with the Indians relocation. It was done for the purpose of the government to utilize the lands to prospect for gold and a need to expand territories Andrew Jackson’s relentless push of the removal was motivated by his racism which is believed to be from his wars against native Indians. The effect of the decision is recorded by a Cherokee account as. An estimated 4,000 died from hunger, exposure and disease The journey became a cultural memory as the ”trail where they cried” for the Cherokees and other removed tribes.
Today it is widely remembered by the general public as the “Trail of Tears” (2010). Andrew Jackson was the reason the trail or Removal Act was receiving enough support to be pushed into effect. When the Removal Act was removed and the Supreme Court affirmed Cherokee sovereignty, Andrew Jackson still continued to enforce it by sending the army to relocate the Cherokees (2010). The tremendous need for land to expand and grow economically came at a horrible cost to the Indians so that the other economies can flourishi From what I learned making this analysis, the need for the powerful countries to expand into Americas and make a fortune on the resources affected the original people. Many of the actions and agreements were very unbalanced to the Indians with then favoring the immigrant settlers.
The Indians having an unfavorable time forming alliances that benefited them in times of war also caused tension with opposing sides. From analyzing the sources and reading the accounts of the people, the aggressive expansion of the colonies was unforgiving as it made the low resource possessing people suffert Overall the decisions on what to do with the Indians during the settling of America is almost on the scale of genocide towards them This is shown on colonist and government removing them or even killing when it was easier than bargaining with the Indians. Also by Andrew Jackson defying the supreme courts rule on the Cherokee rights essentially doing what the president should not by opposing checks and balances. Even to this day the conflicts over tribal lands of Indians and claims of government still occur.
