The Cherokee Removal: A Brief History with Documents / Edition 1

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This documentary history provides a brief yet comprehensive treatment of the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians in 1838 from their lands in the southeastern United States to what later became Oklahoma. Drawn from diverse sources - Cherokee writings, government documents, speeches, and newspaper articles - the selections present a variety of perspectives on this tragic episode in American history. An introductory essay provides background information on racial attitudes, economic issues, and expansionism in early nineteenth-century America. Also included in the volume are detailed headnotes, photographs and maps, a chronology, and an index.
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Cherokee testimony and petitions, personal letters, government documents, speeches, and newspaper articles provide a range of perspectives on the 1838 expulsion of the Cherokee nation from the southeastern US to what is now Oklahoma. An introduction outlines the racial attitudes, economic issues, and expansionism of the US in the early 19th century. Includes a chronology beginning in 1700. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780312086589
  • Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
  • Publication date: 4/28/1995
  • Series: Bedford Series in History and Culture
  • Edition description: Older Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 185
  • Product dimensions: 5.43 (w) x 8.13 (h) x 0.30 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
List of Illustrations
Introduction: The Cherokees and U.S. Indian Policy 1
The Cherokee People 1
Early Contact with British Colonists 5
The United States "Civilization" Program 7
Cherokee Culture Change 11
Pressure for Removal 14
Cherokee Resistance and Capitulation 18
1 Cherokee "Civilization" 24
Becoming "Civilized" 25
Last Will and Testament, 1814 28
Ruling on Young Wolf's Estate, 1824 30
A Cherokee View of "Civilization" 31
Letter to Albert Gallatin, February 27, 1826 34
Christian Missions 43
Letter to Miss Abigail Parker, June 26, 1828 45
Letter to Reverend Daniel Campbell, July 25, 1828 46
Letter to Reverend Fayette Shepherd, December 25, 1828 47
Quantifying Cherokee "Civilization" 48
The Census of 1835 52
2 Georgia Policy 58
The Georgia Laws 61
Laws Extending Jurisdiction over the Cherokees, December 19, 1829, and December 22, 1830 63
Georgia and the Supreme Court 68
Worcester v. Georgia, March 1832 70
Dispossessing the Cherokees 75
Memorial of Protest of the Cherokee Nation, June 22, 1836 78
White Intruders 82
Memoir, 1830-1838 85
3 United States Policy 92
In Defense of the Cherokees: The "William Penn" Essays 94
"A Brief View of the Present Relations between the Government and People of the United States and the Indians within Our National Limits," November 1829 96
Lewis Cass Justifies Removal 105
"Removal of the Indians," January 1830 106
Congress Acts 114
Indian Removal Act, May 28, 1830 116
Andrew Jackson Applauds the Removal Act 117
State of the Union Address, December 6, 1830 119
4 The Cherokee Debate 121
Women and Removal 122
Petition, May 2, 1817 124
Petition, June 30, 1818 125
Petition, October 17, 1821 [1831?] 126
Elias Boudinot's Editorials in the Cherokee Phoenix 126
Editorials in the Cherokee Phoenix, 1829, 1831 130
The Treaty of New Echota 137
Treaty with the Cherokees, 1835 139
The Opposition Continues 144
Letter in Answer to Inquiries from a Friend, July 2, 1836 147
The Treaty Party's Defense 151
Letters and Other Papers Relating to Cherokee Affairs: Being a Reply to Sundry Publications by John Ross, 1837 153
5 The Trail of Tears 160
Enrollment 161
Memorial of Protest of the Cherokee Nation, June 22, 1836 162
Forced Removal 163
Letters, May-December 1838 164
Removal through a Child's Eyes 168
Recollections of Removal, 1932 169
Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation 169
Journal, 1841 170
Epilogue 174
Appendix: Chronology of the Cherokee Removal 176
Index 179
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