HISTORY 89S Chapter Notes - Chapter All: Nonintercourse Act, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act
17 May 2018
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February 25: Toward a White Republic
Wikipedia: Indian Removal
19th century ethnic cleansing
1787: Northwest Ordinance called for protection of Indian rights
: )ndian Nonintercourse Act codified )ndians’ land rights
Franklin called for perpetual alliance with Indians
Jefferson admired Indian culture, their lack of government and dependence on morality, wanted
European Americans to mix with Native Americans, and provide citizenship for them
o Wanted to civilize them and to change their lifestyle to agricultural
o Would make them more dependent on white trade and make it more likely for them to give
up their land
Washington wanted friendship and just treatment of Indians
Jackson didn’t treat )ndians as a separate nation like his predecessors
Indian Removal Act (1830) signed by President Jackson: moved tribes from east of Mississippi to
west through negotiation
Five civilized tribes (in the south): Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, and Cherokee
Choctaw were first removed by Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Cherokee forced on the Trail of Tears Cherokee died; Treaty of New Echota wasn’t signed
by tribe leadership
o Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
o Worcester v. Georgia
Seminole refused to give up land to Florida → Second Seminole War
Creek ceded land in the Treaty of Cusseta
Chickasaw received $3 million from US, was unpaid for 30 years
The North: Shawnee, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Sauk, Meskwaki, Iroquois
Wikipedia: Minstrel Show
Minstrel show: American entertainment performed by white people in blackface or by black
people in blackface
Depicted black people to be stupid, lazy, superstitious, and musical
Comedic racism
Readings on Sakai:
A. Before Jackson
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Governor William Henry Harrison (1803).
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation (1806).
B. Jackson and After
Lewis Cass, essay on Indian Removal in the North American Review (selections) (1830).
Andrew Jackson, selections from his first and second annual messages to congress (1830 and 1831).
Jim Crow .
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Document Summary
1787: northwest ordinance called for protection of indian rights. (cid:883)(cid:889)(cid:891)(cid:882): )ndian nonintercourse act codified )ndians" land rights. Franklin called for perpetual alliance with indians: would make them more dependent on white trade and make it more likely for them to give up their land. Jefferson admired indian culture, their lack of government and dependence on morality, wanted. European americans to mix with native americans, and provide citizenship for them. Washington wanted friendship and just treatment of indians: wanted to (cid:498)civilize(cid:499) them and to change their lifestyle to agricultural. Jackson didn"t treat )ndians as a separate nation like his predecessors west through (cid:498)negotiation(cid:499) Cherokee forced on the trail of tears (cid:523)(cid:886)(cid:882)(cid:882)(cid:882) cherokee died(cid:524); treaty of new echota wasn"t signed. Five civilized tribes (in the south): chickasaw, choctaw, creek, seminole, and cherokee. Choctaw were first removed by treaty of dancing rabbit creek.
