Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a result of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, in 1838 and 1839. The Cherokee a Native American tribe indigenous to the Southeastern United States, suffered the catalyst of a bloodthirsty U.S government that forced them to move out of their native lands. The Cherokee agreed to the Treaty of New Echota, which allowed the U.S government to gain control of all the land east of the Mississippi and granted $5 million to the Cherokee from the federal government. The Indian Removal Act was made official by Congress on May 28, 1830, which granted President Andrew Jackson the ability to negotiate with the indigenous tribes of the Southeastern United States for “their” land. The Seminole War, also named the infamous Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 between various groups of Native Americans known wholly as Seminoles and the United States. These wars resulted in 3,800 Seminoles being transported to Indian Territory, and 300 left in Everglades. The Black Hawk War was a short dispute in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans led by “Black Hawk”, a Sauk leader. The Black Hawk war tapered off The Trail of Tears and included a crushing blow to the Native and American combatants of 600 casualties.
