Indian Removal Act
The removal act created the Indian Territory, on present-day Oklahoma and Kansas. This promised reserved land and money to Native Americans who agreed to move east of the Mississippi River. They were promised new rich land, but the lands that were set aside for them were indeed not rich. water and timber were scarce. Due to this, the Sauk and Fox refused to leave their rich well watered farmland. Jackson sent troops to kick them out of the land eventually pushing them into Wisconsin Territory.
The Cherokees decided to put up a bigger fight for their land by taking this case to the supreme court. The Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee people voiding Georgia's act. This did not stop the United States government, they took their territory.
The Cherokees decided to put up a bigger fight for their land by taking this case to the supreme court. The Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee people voiding Georgia's act. This did not stop the United States government, they took their territory.
Trail of Tears
The Treaty of New Echota insisted that all Cherokee move to the new territory. 2,000 out of 17,000 Cherokees had moved into the new territory, President Martin Van Buren orderd that the treaty be enforced. The army captured 14,000 Cherokees and marched them 1,200 miles to the Indian Territory, this journey became known as the Trail of Tears. Along the way 3,000 indians died of starvation and exposure. Once in Indian territory the Cherokee people kicked out all mulatos and negro people and made it "red man's country"