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5 pages. The Trail of Tears, sometimes called the American Holocaust, was a tragic and cruel injustice to the Native Americans. Andrew Jackson and his involvement in the Trail of Tears are discussed as well as the impact that these actions had on society. The significance of this event and others like it in the annals of American History is subject to much controversy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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are discussed as well as the impact that these actions had on society. The significance of this event and others like it in the annals of American History is
subject to much controversy. ABOUT THE TRAIL OF TEARS Often referred to as the American Holocaust, the Trail of Tears represents a battle between the settlers and the
Cherokee Indians that ultimately brought down the Cherokee Nation. In retelling the tale time and time again, various and minute details have been modified throughout the decades; however, the
primary factor remains clear: the Cherokee Indians were forced to fight with blood, sweat and tears in order to uphold their dignity as "The Principal People" (Bixler JQ05) against the
settlers whose sense of self completely overruled. The event that took place in North Georgia, ultimately to be known as the Trail of Tears, sheds considerable light on how
the Cherokee were treated with severe disrespect and manipulation by the settlers whose goal it was to settle upon the Indians territory. It had always been a European tradition to
treat all living beings as they were created equal as a means by which to coexist with the various and sundry peoples who occupied the planet. However, this noble
policy was short-lived when the settlers moved their way into Cherokee region, eventually and forcibly moving them off their own homeland. The Cherokee Indians inhabited the region after the
Creek Indians before them, finally naming the North Georgian hills as home in the seventeen hundreds. It was then that a constant infiltration of European settlers were making their
way onto the territory in their quest to move inland. Through a series of treaties, the settlers obtained various parcels of land from the Cherokees; however, it was not through
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