Kate Harrigan's List: Indian Removal

Black Seminoles history, John Horse

Thomas Nast's 1971 cartoon on Native Americans rights

interesting site that looks at some of the modern consequences of the IRA

There are many documents on this site, many more than apply to our simulation. Please limit your reading to the selected documents below.


Cherokee Phoenix on Farming Methods\An editorial from the Cherokee newspaper rejecting the notion that the Southern tribes were savage or uncivilized.\n\nCherokee Phoenix Introduction\nAn excerpt from the introductory editorial frmo the first issue of the Cherokee Nation's official newspaper in 1828.\n\nOn Indian Removal of Indians - State of Morals\nAn excerpt from a pamphlet containing an expanded version of an anti-removal essay that Christian missionary Jeremiah Evarts wrote for the January 1830 issue of the Boston American Monthly Magazine.

Newspaper response by Cherokee members in 1829, highlighting their experiences with white settlers, U.S. government. Some powerful reasoning.

Decent overview of Black Seminole history

Provides some background on the discovery of gold in Georgia

Letter by a plantation owner described how good the Eastern land is for cotton

This is the formal text of the proposed Indian Removal Act

Excerpts from a Congressional report, supporting the Indian Removal Act

Two powerful excerpts Sen. Pelag Sprague and Sen Edward Everett, both who OPPOSED the bill.

This is Andrew Jackson's 1st address to the Congress (think State of the Union speech that the president makes each year). He focused on the Indian Removal issue for a large part of the speech. (note word choice and how he phrases his suggested policy). READ ONLY THE FIRST ADDRESS (The second address took place after the Indian Removal Act was voted on)

Treaties signed between United States and Native American Tribes (scroll down to Cherokee, where you will see many different treaties. REMEMBER to stay before 1830.)

Difficult, but fascinating text, written in 1829, documenting the locations of Native American tribes, and profiling life as a Native American (as viewed by WHITE government officials).