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Trail of Tears
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Trail of Tears
Examining the background and rationale for and the devastating effects of 800-mile forced resettlement of Cherokees by government in 1838-1839.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) |
8 sources |
1997
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"This paper is an examination of the Trail of Tears, an 800-mile journey that effectively destroyed the Cherokee Nation. The enforced resettlement occurred because white settlers coveted Cherokee lands and believed they had a superior claim. The nearly 4,000 deaths that resulted, perhaps as much as one-fourth of the entire population, stand as a remarkable, shameful illustration of inhumane treatment on a breathtaking scale. The Trail of Tears was a death march, a devastating chapter in the spectacularly successful campaign by European settlers to clear the New World not only of underbrush and other impediments to farming but also of the original inhabitants. Because they were members of an alien race, the Cherokee could not fit into the Europeans' plans, even when the Indians tried. They were doomed for annihilation simply because they were different and in the.."More papers on Trail of Tears:
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"Trail of Tears" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Trail-of-Tears/13160>
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