2. The Five âCivilizedâ Tribes
â˘Cherokees (Southern Appalachians)
â˘Choctaws (Mississippi, Alabama,
Louisiana)
â˘Creeks (South Georgia and Alabama)
â˘Chickasaws (North Mississippi, West
Tennessee)
â˘Seminoles (Florida)
3. Cherokees
â˘Had a written language, schools, and a
newspaper.
â˘Capital city of New Echota still stands
today in North Georgia.
â˘Successfully sued the state of Georgia
in the Supreme Court over land rights.
â˘President Jackson refused to enforce
the courtâs decision.
7. Choctaws
â˘Gave up most of their land in the 1832
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.
â˘Most went to Oklahoma, but a few
stayed behind.
8. FACT
â˘If you could take a trip to 1828
Mississippi, you couldnât tell the
difference between a white farm and a
Choctaw farm unless the owner came
out to greet you.
9. Conclusion
Indians were not removed because they
refused to âget with the timesâ and
adopt the âwhite manâs ways.â
Indians were removed because they
were IN THE WAY and felt that the land
theyâd lived on for thousands of years
was theirs.
10. RESISTANCE
â˘After the Sauk and Fox were removed from
Illinois, a warrior named Black Hawk led his
people back, spawning what became known
as âBlack Hawkâs War.â Today, Black Hawk
is best known as a hockey mascot.
11. MORE RESISTANCE
In Florida, the Seminoles, led by
Osceola also refused to go along
with removal.
Osceola was told that the
Americans wanted to discuss a
peace treaty. When he showed
up to discuss it, he was arrested
and imprisoned. He died a
prisoner.
12. TodayâŚ
â˘âOsceolaâ can be seen at every Florida State
home game, where he once again declares
war on people who invade Florida