What is the difference between the long walk and the trail of tears

While settlers were one reason for it taking place, I believe the other reason for what brought about the Indian Removal Act was the discovery of gold near Dahlonega, Georgia, in That discovery actually stated what became known as the Georgia Gold Rush.

The result of that gold rush and the demands of the settlers for more land enabled the passing of the Indian Removal Act of relocation program which opened up 25 million acres for settlement. It should be known that the Cherokee fought the Indian Removal Act. Not with arrows, but in the courts.

The Cherokee nation actually filed several lawsuits regarding conflicts with the state of Georgia. In the most startling case of the times, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court actually ruled in favor of the Cherokee. President Andrew Jackson have completely disregarded that Supreme Court ruling. Instead, Jackson negotiated a "land exchange treaty" with the Cherokee. Of course, many Cherokee felt betrayed that their leadership even accepted the deal. In fact, it is said that over 16, Cherokee signed a petition to prevent the passage of the Treaty of New Echota.

Because of this, only a fraction of the Cherokee people left voluntarily. They had opened up schools in the Indian Territory to continue their education for their children. The first Cherokee school opened in when the people were learning their language. Their written language, which consists of 85 characters, was said to be created by a Sequoia , a Cherokee leader. The Cherokee had mixed blood from the early British settlers and traders. Therefore, the Cherokee were educated in both languages.

For over half a century the Cherokee have abstained from becoming American Citizens until when the Unites States made all. Between and twenty-five treaties were signed with white men to give up their tribal lands Woodward The Cherokee would find themselves in a nightmare for the next year. In General Winfield Scott got tired of delaying this longer than the 2 years he waited already so he took charge in collecting the Cherokee.

The Cherokee were taken from their homes and their belongings. They were placed in holding camps so no one would escape.

The Cherokee were to be moved in the fall of , but the journey did not occur in October, because of bad weather. They were now supposed to move 13, Cherokee in the spring of a distance of eight-hundred miles. The Cherokee were not fed enough so they suffered from malnutrition. They were badly clothed for the spring and many caught diseases, which caused death. The Cherokee that knew the woodlands were able to escape. The white men couldn't find them without the help of other Cherokee and bribes.

During the eight-hundred mile trek many children and spouses were separated from their families. About one-third of the original Cherokee they collected died in the holding camps and between the trek from the Southeast section of the Union to Indian Territory.

They would have to learn a new way of life and adjust. They lost their Negro slaves, and their possessions Bruchac The Cherokee were farmers, and their new land was infertile. The land was meant for cattle raising, which they didn't know ho to do. As covered in my paper, this tragic event has left a long lasting impact on America with the creation of the secret service and Andrew Johnson becoming president and creating mass chaos in the government.

For example, there was a failure of peace negotiations with the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Many Native Americans there in which Wayne opposed, feeling that war was inevitable, he decisively defeated them. He used the Treaty of Greenville with the chiefs of the defeated tribes, who ceded lands in the Northwest Territory. He was ruthless in the way he killed innocent Native americans. The fighting took place on the Maumee River, near present-day Toledo. After explaining the intent of the United States to bring comprehensive peace between all Indian tribes including the Indian tribes the Blackfeet were mortal enemies with and learning their enemies would be receiving guns, the Blackfeet tried to steal all the guns of the expedition.

During the ensuing chaos, two Blackfeet warriors were killed. This incident marked the first act of bloodshed between representatives the United States and western Indians which would lead to additional deaths in the coming years.

From that point forward, the Blackfeet regarded the Americans with hostility. In conclusion, where the Lewis and Clark expedition was historic, the first mapping of the western United States, documenting of all botany and biological wonders, the opening of diplomacy with the western Indian tribes, this did not come without consequences and enlightenment. Andrew Jackson is known for being a major advocate for the superfluous removal of the Native American tribes.

Jackson was being oblivious when he decided that he should ignore the treaties signed with the natives. These tribes were forced to make a long and perilous journey to the west of the Mississippi River. The Battle of Fallen Timbers was significant because it forced the Native Americans to surrender their land and it warned other Native American tribes against opposing the US. This bloody defeat also served as a warning to other Native American tribes that they did not want to oppose the US government because they did not want to fight the US army.

In conclusion,.