Irving 4 First Name Last Name History 1301 June 25, 2015 Journal Entry 4 The United States during the early 1800’s of civilization was crazy place to be. Hezekiah Niles creates a secondary newspaper entry about the main event that was transpiring during the year of 1827 called, “Indians within the United States” Some leaders within the United States of America, such as Andrew Jackson, felt that it was necessary to remove the Native Americans from their home lands and to relocate them west of the Mississippi river. This later became known as the Trial of Tears, and it highlights the cruel and harsh treatment that Americans exhibits. Around the 1830’s, five main tribes were relocated during the Trail of Tears. These “civilized” tribes were called the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee-Creek, Seminol, and Cherokee Indians. The Americans wanted the land that they were living on because it was great fertile land and also in the Georgia area gold was found. Americans where greedy people during this time period, so they did not hesitate to start the process of getting them out of there. By 1840 over 40,000 Native Americans were relocated from their original homes. Many died along the way, that apart of the reason it is called the Trail of Tears. The tribes’ future and past died of first, which is their young and old members. The newspaper article speaks on Colonel McKenney, for he was a main activist in removing these Natives from their home lands. Colonel McKenney was born in 1785 and he, “…directed [the] Indian policy within the War Department…”[footnoteRef:1] No type of sympathy lived inside of the colonel for he was the one controlling the entire process of removing the Native Americans. [1: Hezekiah Niles. “Indians within the United States” In For the Record 2013, ed. David Shi and Holly Mayer. (New York: W.W. Norton, 2013), pg. 264 ] Being that this story was published in a newspaper from Hezekiah Niles, the intended audience is the public. Niles wanted to document and inform the readers of all the actions and decisions that were made during the removing of the Native Americans. It was meant to be never forgotten. This illustrates the hypocriticalness that the Americans possessed inside of them during these times. One of the two major reading materials during the 1800’s was the Bible. The bibles teachings and the way the Americans performed against the Native Americans did not make sense. In the document presented, a large amount of important interesting things popped out. The Colonel said, “the provision and means for their transportation and support-the taking of them kindly, but firmly, by the hand, and telling them they must go and enjoy it.”[footnoteRef:2] The Americans did not even care how the Indians felt of their new home. It is important to the thesis of the essay because it supports my assertion that America treated to Natives horrible by removing them. Colonel McKenney said, “…the forbidding all interference with their concern ...

1. Irving 4
First Name Last Name
History 1301
June 25, 2015
Journal Entry 4
The United States during the early 1800’s of civilization
was crazy place to be. Hezekiah Niles creates a secondary
newspaper entry about the main event that was transpiring
during the year of 1827 called, “Indians within the United
States” Some leaders within the United States of America, such
as Andrew Jackson, felt that it was necessary to remove the
Native Americans from their home lands and to relocate them
west of the Mississippi river. This later became known as the
Trial of Tears, and it highlights the cruel and harsh treatment
that Americans exhibits.
Around the 1830’s, five main tribes were relocated during
the Trail of Tears. These “civilized” tribes were called the
Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee-Creek, Seminol, and Cherokee
Indians. The Americans wanted the land that they were living
on because it was great fertile land and also in the Georgia area
gold was found. Americans where greedy people during this
time period, so they did not hesitate to start the process of
getting them out of there. By 1840 over 40,000 Native
Americans were relocated from their original homes. Many died
along the way, that apart of the reason it is called the Trail of
Tears. The tribes’ future and past died of first, which is their
young and old members.
The newspaper article speaks on Colonel McKenney, for
he was a main activist in removing these Natives from their
home lands. Colonel McKenney was born in 1785 and he,
“…directed [the] Indian policy within the War
Department…”[footnoteRef:1] No type of sympathy lived inside
of the colonel for he was the one controlling the entire process

2. of removing the Native Americans. [1: Hezekiah Niles.
“Indians within the United States” In For the Record 2013, ed.
David Shi and Holly Mayer. (New York: W.W. Norton, 2013),
pg. 264
]
Being that this story was published in a newspaper from
Hezekiah Niles, the intended audience is the public. Niles
wanted to document and inform the readers of all the actions
and decisions that were made during the removing of the Native
Americans. It was meant to be never forgotten. This illustrates
the hypocriticalness that the Americans possessed inside of
them during these times. One of the two major reading materials
during the 1800’s was the Bible. The bibles teachings and the
way the Americans performed against the Native Americans did
not make sense.
In the document presented, a large amount of important
interesting things popped out. The Colonel said, “the provision
and means for their transportation and support-the taking of
them kindly, but firmly, by the hand, and telling them they must
go and enjoy it.”[footnoteRef:2] The Americans did not even
care how the Indians felt of their new home. It is important to
the thesis of the essay because it supports my assertion that
America treated to Natives horrible by removing them. Colonel
McKenney said, “…the forbidding all interference with their
concerns-for which purpose the presence of a few troops would
be necessary.”[footnoteRef:3] The colonel basically forced his
decision on Natives with no back talk. The last thing that was
noticed that was important was a quote implemented inside the
document. The quote said, “The proper study of mankind is
man”[footnoteRef:4] The quote suggest that the only way to
gain more knowledge on the evolution of human is time. The
quote corresponds to the document by saying that this removing
of the Natives Americans is a part of the study for Americans.
[2: Ibid., 265] [3: Ibid., 265] [4: Ibid., 266]

3. Life in the United States at this time of the removal of the
Native Americans was a crazy time. America was a country that
wanted more and could not be content with what they already
owned. The goal was to conquer and control as much as
possible. Also you can tell the nation was not unified. Some
leaders loathed the decision of removing the Natives from their
homes. Others felt it was in the best interest of the nation to do
so. America put an internal hate between the Native Americans
and them because of this event. The real question to the author
that I did not find in the document is how did Colonel
McKenney personally feel about what transpired?
Work Cited
Niles, Hezekiah. “Indians within the United States.” In For the
Record: A Documentary History
of America. 5th ed, edited by David E. Shi and Holly A. Mayer,
pg 264. New York: W.
W. Norton & Company, 2013