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Native American Slavery 1800
Title: Native American Slavery 1800
Category: History
Details: Words: 1447 | Pages: 6.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Native American Slavery 1800
The constitution of the United States reads; “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
In the 1830’s, there existed a deep division among the nation’s white population reguarding Native Americans. In their dealings with Native Americans, the first white settlers adopted policies that were shaped by …showed first 75 words of 1447 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1447 total…division sold all of the nation's land for five million dollars, the anti-removal side was furious. They refused to leave the land until 1838 when they were "escorted" by the American army. The long journey became known as the Trail of Tears.
The Trail of Tears was filled with emotional hardships and physical exhaustion. Of the eighteen thousand Cherokees who started the journey, four thousand of them had died either on the trail or in stockades.
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