During the 1800s, the federal government promoted westward expansion in various ways. This expansion changed the shape and character of the country. America was able to get Westward Expansion in various ways like purchasing it and fighting for it. There were also various impacts that the expansion had on America, a positive result was the Homestead Act of 1862. This was when the government gave people land, but they had to grow a field full of crops in 5 years to obtain the land for free. A negative result was the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This was when Indians were forced to move out West. Two ways we gained our land were by purchasing it and fighting for it. An example of purchasing land was the famous Louisiana Purchase. This was when …show more content…
According to the National Archives, they state, “. Any U.S. citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. Government could file an application, improving the land and laying claim to 160 acres of surveyed Government land. For the next 5 years, the homesteader had to live on the land and improve it by building a 12-by-14 dwelling and growing crops. After 5 years, the homesteader could file for his patent (or deed of title) by submitting proof of residency and the required improvements to a local land office.” This piece of historical evidence helps show that this had a positive impact on early America because it gave people an easy and efficient way to get free land. Although they had to farm for over 5 years, which is sort of a long time, this was also very beneficial because then they can use that land for free and have a nice big field filled with resources. It was also a good way to show that working hard can pay off really well. This also gave the government a good look at themselves because they were practically giving land out for …show more content…
Over 4,000 Indians and Natives died because of this act and they were practically forced off of their land. According to the document, “Indian Removal Act of 1830,” it states, “...not included in any state or organized territory, and to which the Indian title has been extinguished [revoked], as he [the president] may judge necessary, to be divided into a suitable number of districts, for the reception of such tribes or nations of Indians as may choose to exchange the lands where they now reside, and remove there; and to cause each of said districts to be so described by natural or artificial marks, as to be easily distinguished from every other...” This proves that the Indian Removal Act had a negative impact on America because the Natives shouldn’t have been the ones to be forced out of a place where they were first. America should’ve taken matters into its own hands and tried to incorporate the Natives into the United States. Although they might’ve had their differences and battles, that doesn’t mean that they can’t resolve them and put them in the past. In this era of America, they seem very judgemental and held a lot of grudges instead of just trying to resolve the problem and they could’ve so easily with this. Also, many Indians and Natives died from either diseases, hunger, or dehydration. The government could’ve even made a profit off of the Natives by having them work for the country by bringing
The Indian Removal Act passed Congress on May 28, 1830 under Andrew Jackson's administration. This Act gave the president the right to negotiate with native tribes in the South and move them to designated lands to preserve their heritage called "reservations". The mentality behind this law centered around the idea that natives were inhabiting American territory and were not citizens or paying taxes. This caused political riffs against some tribes, and caused a series of battles between Americans and native tribes as the tribes were being located to states like Oklahoma and Nebraska. This removal act forever changed how Americans treat natives, and it changed tribal relations.
The Indian Removal Act was to exchange unsettled lands west of the Mississippi for indian lands. The impact of the Indian Removal Act was that the people could claim indian lands and they moved the indians to unsettled lands west of the Mississippi. According to the book it says that the indians felt forced to sell their land and move west. The Cherokee Nation refused to move or sell their land to the United States government.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was not justified, not everyone agreed and signed the treaty, of the Native Americans who did decided to move, many ended up dying, and in wars later on they sided with the Americans and fought with them. First of all, not everyone agreed and signed the treaty. The Cherokee and many other Native Americans were treated unfairly. They were also often cheated out of deals.
The Indian Removal Act helped United States expansion, and supported the unification of the nation. This opportunity for the Natives to expand their territory and prosper as a people, was beneficial for them, as well as for Americans past, present and future. We’d had past treaties with the Natives, but because of infractions on both sides, none of those were beneficial for too long. In May of 1830, the act was passed, to serve as a more permanent solution to the ongoing wars. The Indian Removal Act was a step in the right direction for the United States, as it created space for American’s to settle on, grow up with, and prosper on.
There were pros and cons dealing with the Indian Removal Act of 1830, but it was not justified due to the Cherokee not wanting to move, the Americans taking over the land, and the Americans aren't seeing the Cherokee as equals.
The Indian Removal Act started in the 1830’s. The indians occupied millions of acres of land in the United States. The two opposing debates formed off of three questions: If the indians were moved, would the effort to civilize the indians be useless? Does the land occupied by the tribes belong to them, or does the land belong to white Americans? How could they prevent the extinction of Native American tribes?
This act had good intentions but didn't completely work as expected. But some of the ideas to repair Native relations ended up doing the opposite and breaking the cultural circle. The trail of tears is now seen as a disastrous event killing over 4,000 Native Americans (Fischer,Leannah 1). But at the time according to Andrew Jackson the indian removal act would “enable them [Native Americans] to pursue happiness in their own way”. The Indian removal act was seen by some as a way to let Native Americans be free from the American government so they could be free like they were before European colonization.
This lead to the assimilation of Native Americans which will be mentioned later on. Economic effects start with women and their effect on the Homestead
Most tribes tried peaceful solutions with America but almost all of them failed. When Native Americans tried to fight back they stood no chance and were then forced to move by indian removal acts. The Indian removal acts were pushed the most by President Andrew Jackson. He believed they were a waste of space and the land should instead be used as cotton farms. The trails they would take from their native lands to lands that were reserved as Indian territory.
Westward Expansion in American History Introduction Westward Expansion was a time in American history that was marked by the introduction of movement to the west. The nation saw an influx of settlers, explorers, and businessmen moving toward the western frontier starting in the early 19th century. The search for new lands, resources, as well as economic prospects, riches, and the pursuit of big dreams, all contributed to this westward movement. Pioneers who set out into unexplored territory found a variety of lands, Native American cultures, and difficult obstacles such as weather, insects, snakes, and disease. In addition to widening the nation's geographical borders, westward expansion also paved the way for major adjustments to the nation's
From the late 18th early 19th centuries, Westward expansion dominated the United States of America. Westward expansion was the push towards going to the west coast whether it was for new job opportunities, a better home life, or safer living options or pull factors. This changed American ways and views of life as well as altered other cultures' ways of life. Westward expansion and industrialization negatively affected America's political views, social views, cultural views and overall economic development of the United States due to the amounts of discrimination and assimilation that different groups faced, the amounts of capitalism in the work industry, and the idealization and spread of Manifest Destiny.
The Westward Expansion all started when America made the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. There were many benefits from the purchase for the US that the French didn’t realize before they sold it. The purchase gave the US access to the Mississippi river which allowed for expansion of river trade to the North and South from the center of the US. The port city of New Orleans was bought by the US and its prosperity benefited the US greatly. The US sent Lewis and Clark west to investigate the land they purchased.
When the Europeans began colonizing the New World, they had a problematic relationship with the Native Americans. The Europeans sought to control a land that the Natives inhabited all their lives. They came and decided to take whatever they wanted regardless of how it affected the Native Americans. They legislated several laws, such as the Indian Removal Act, to establish their authority. The Indian Removal Act had a negative impact on the Native Americans because they were driven away from their ancestral homes, forced to adopt a different lifestyle, and their journey westwards caused the deaths of many Native Americans.
The Native American removal was the process of evicting approximately 100,000 Indians from their homeland in the United States during the 1830s, resulting in the deaths of approximately 15,000 indigenous people (Britannica). At the time, President Andrew Jackson wanted to populate the Indian tribes’ home territories in the eastern United States with American citizens by forcing Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River (Doc 6). Out of the tribes, only some followed the President’s orders voluntarily. Others, such as the Seminole tribe, resisted. The Native American removal was not justifiable given the tribes were trying to assimilate, they had already surrendered land to the US, the process was a waste of American time and resources, and the method of removal was inhumane.
The act only gave the president the power to negotiate relocation with southern tribes; however, when many Native Americans resisted, the government turned to much more damaging and harmful methods of expulsion (Stewart 38). The Indian Removal Act was utterly inhumane because it was the cause of thousands of deaths and destroyed the lives of the natives that survived. To begin, because of the Indian Removal Act, Native Americans suffered a loss