The document summarizes events surrounding Indian Removal in the United States between 1830-1844. It discusses the Cherokees efforts to adopt white culture and systems, their appeals to the Supreme Court which were ignored, the passing of the Indian Removal Act in 1830 which allowed forcible removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi, and the resulting Trail of Tears that impacted the Five Civilized Tribes. It also briefly mentions the Black Hawk War and long guerrilla warfare of the Seminoles during this period of westward expansion and government-forced relocation of numerous Native American tribes.

1. Indian Removal

2. Westward expansion for the
United States

3. The Society for Propagating the
Gospel Among Indians
$20,000 was given
to missionaries to
give Native
Americans
opportunities to
learn agricultural
techniques

4. The Cherokees of Georgia
They wrote a new
constitution that established
a judiciary and legal system.
The Cherokees of Georgia
made a gallant effort to
“civilize” their people and
adapt the white man’s way
of living.
A new alphabet and
number system was
introduced into Native
American culture.

5. Cherokees’ Appeal to the
Supreme Court
Not once, but three times
the Native Americans
appealed to the Supreme
Court.
“John Marshall has made his
decision, now let him enforce it.”
-Andrew Jackson
The Supreme Court all
but ignored the
Cherokees.

6. Indian Removal Act
Established in
1830
This gave American
soldiers the right to
forcibly remove any Native
Americans east of the
Mississippi River.
The Five Civilized Tribes
(Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws,
Chickasaws, and Seminoles) were
impacted the most.

7. The Trail of Tears

8. The Black Hawk War
Seminole Guerilla Warfare
1832
Future president Abraham Lincoln
was one of the lieutenants leading
the battle against the Indians.
This was a quick loss
for Native
Americans.
1837Seminole chief Osceola
was taken captive two
years after the war
began; the war
continued for five years
after that.
In 1844 the Seminole Indians fled
deeper into the Everglades. The rest
were taken to a reservation in
Oklahoma.

9. Where are Native Americans
now?

10. Questions?