HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Indian Removal Act, Cherokee Language, We Shall Remain
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We shall remain: america through native eyes, trail of tears . The ridge had negotiated agreements with the u. s. government to secure the safety and security of the cherokee people and their right to remain on the land of their forefathers. From the cherokee point of view, what was the common threat of the chickasaw, creek, The cherokees picked the wrong side in the american revolution and paid dearly. Become the equal of white people: missionaries tried to teach indians the anglo-american culture. Ethnically, the parents of future cherokee chief john ross were cherokee and scottish. John ross watched young cherokees playing a game in a field. John ridge and john"s cousin elias boudinot attended a missionary school in connecticut. Although sarah northrup"s parents initially objected to sarah"s romantic relationship with. The marriage is a sin in god"s eyes. 11 when americans acquired more and more indian lands, some cherokees opted to accept land west of the mississippi river.