Bellwork 32207

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Bellwork 3/22/07

• Considering the racism that has characterized
  much of American history, do you think it is
  insensitive to use ethnic mascots for sports
  teams?
• Explain your answer.

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Conflicts Over Land

• Ch. 11 Section 2

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The Five Civilized Tribes
Cherokee Choctaw Creek Chickasaw Seminole
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Indian Removal Act of 1830

• Allowed the federal government to pay Natives to
  move west
• Established the Indian Territory

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The Cherokee Nation

• In 1790, the United States agreed to recognize
  the Cherokee in Georgia as their own nation with
  their own laws and constitution
• In the 1830s, Georgia refused to recognize the
  Cherokee Nation

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The Cherokee look to the courts

• Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that Georgia
  had no right to interfere with the Cherokee

President Andrew Jackson vowed to ignore the
Supreme Courts ruling, saying John Marshall
has made his decision now let him enforce it!
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The Trail of Tears

• Jackson sent General Winfield Scott to forcibly
  remove the Cherokee
• 17,000 Cherokees moved to Oklahoma
• About 4,500 died on the trip

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Native American Resistance

• Chief Osceola of the Seminoles of Florida

Although the Seminoles had been pressured to sign
treaties, Chief Osceola and some of his people
decided not to leave. Instead, they decided to
go to war with the United States.
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The Seminole Wars

• 1835 1842
• 1,500 American deaths
• Many Seminole deaths
• Seminole victorious, but devastated

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Florida State SeminolesTallahassee, Florida