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Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

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One of the many ironies of U.S. government policy toward Indians in the early 1800s is that it persisted in removing to the West those who had most successfully adapted to European values. As whites encroached on Cherokee land, many Native leaders responded by educating their children, learning English, and developing plantations. Such a leader was Ridge, who had fought with Andrew Jackson against the British. As he and other Cherokee leaders grappled with the issue of moving, the land-hungry Georgia legislatiors, with the aid of Jackson, succeeded in ousting the Cherokee from their land, forcing them to make the arduous journey West on the infamous "Trail of Tears."

Language: English

Pages: 424

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Anchor Books

Release: September 22, 1997

ISBN: 0385239548

ISBN 13: 9780385239547

Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

4.1/5 ( ratings)

One of the many ironies of U.S. government policy toward Indians in the early 1800s is that it persisted in removing to the West those who had most successfully adapted to European values. As whites encroached on Cherokee land, many Native leaders responded by educating their children, learning English, and developing plantations. Such a leader was Ridge, who had fought with Andrew Jackson against the British. As he and other Cherokee leaders grappled with the issue of moving, the land-hungry Georgia legislatiors, with the aid of Jackson, succeeded in ousting the Cherokee from their land, forcing them to make the arduous journey West on the infamous "Trail of Tears."

Language: English

Pages: 424

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Anchor Books

Release: September 22, 1997

ISBN: 0385239548

ISBN 13: 9780385239547

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