Trail of Tears

                         The Trail of Tears was a series of forced re-locations of the Native American tribes in the US along with the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The tribes such as the Cherokee, Seminole, Muscogee, and many others had to move out of their homelands and journey west of the Mississippi River to a designated Indian Territory. However, the Indian nations did not want to tie brotherhood with the American Society but the Americans decided to do so.

                         The Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830 of May, 28 by the Congress. This was passed under the presidency of Andrew Jackson and was a purpose to negotiate with the tribes in order to obtain their ancestral homelands. Many tribes where affected by this and it was great pressure for the Natives to journey outward.

                          The Black Hawk War broke out between the US and the Native Americans. This started in 1832 and was a conflict lead by Black Hawk who was a Sauk leader. The war occured just after the Natives crossed the Mississippi and where about to venture to the federal territory for their stay.

                           The Second Seminole War, also referred as the Florida War, happened in 1835 and ended in 1842 in Florida. This war started because the Seminoles weren't happy about giving up their lands so they created a conflict towards the United States.

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