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Native American Removal

Native American Removal. Conflict Over Indian Lands. Native Americans believed in using the land, and that it was not to be owned by any one person. Settlers believed that land was to be bought, sold and inherited. Conflicting views. Tribal Leaders.

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Native American Removal

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  1. Native American Removal Conflict Over Indian Lands

  2. Native Americans believed in using the land, and that it was not to be owned by any one person. Settlers believed that land was to be bought, sold and inherited. Conflicting views

  3. Tribal Leaders • Alexander McGillvray- Native American leader of the Upper Creeks. Refused to give up Native lands to settlers. • William McIntosh- Lower Creek chief, sold Native lands to settlers. His people assassinated him for this.

  4. Creeks • Creeks are part of larger Creek Confederacy • Upper Creeks lived in Northern Alabama • Lower Creek Lived in western Georgia, Southern Alabama and Northern Florida

  5. War of 1812 • Fought between Great Britain and US about shipping rights and land.

  6. Seminoles Posed a threat to Georgians because they would accept run away slaves as tribe members

  7. Cherokee • Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama. Most land in Georgia. • Avoided removal the longest.

  8. George Guess (Sequoyah) • Responsible for the Cherokee alphabet named syllabary.

  9. Cherokees were considered the most civilized of native groups. • Developed civilization based on settlers, in hopes of living peacefully together.

  10. Gold is discovered • Gold is discovered near Dahlonega in 1828 • This pushes Cherokees out of Georgia

  11. Land Lotteries • The Cherokee land is surveyed, and divided. • Cherokees side with Chief John Ross and resist moving west.

  12. The Trail of Tears • 1838 Last of the 15,000 Cherokees rounded up. • 1,000 mile trail into Oklahoma • 4,000 die along this trip.

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