The main Purpose of Burnett's letter was (A) to relate his memories of his time in the United States Army to shed light on the cruel treatment of the Cherokee tribe
Explanation:
In the year 1830 Jackson administration forced(According to the <u>Treaty of New Etocha )</u> the shifting of the Cherokee tribe to the western territory so that the southern territory can be used for the white people.,at that time chief Ross was the principal chief of the Cherokee people settled in Georgia .The chief wrote a letter to" the Senate and House of Representatives,” protest against the <u>Treaty of New Etocha </u>.
The whole scenario of shifting the Cherokee tribe out of their home is known as “Trail of Tears.”
The federal militants forced the Cherokee tribes to march 1000 miles towards the western territories. During this trial 4,000 to 6,000 Cherokees died as a result of the displacement .This trial came to be known as “the Trail of Tears” or “the Trail where They Cried.”
In the year 1890 John Burnett,
described this “execution as the
most brutal order in the History of American Warfare.”
British and French empires
It was primarily the fact that the British Navy was kidnapping American sailors and making them serve onboard British vessels during the Napoleonic Wars that caused the united states to impose economic sanctions against them.
A legal system that allowed Spanish colonist to us indigenous peoples for labor.
1. not many settlers where there and those that were living in those areas were neglected by the Mexican government.
2. on may 12,1846, the united states senate voted 40 to 2 to go to war with Mexico. president james k.polk had accused Mexican troops of having attacked Americans on u.s. soil, north of the rio grande. but Mexico claimed this land as its own territory and accused the Americans military of having invaded.
3. in early 1848, both the us and Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. under this agreement, Mexico gave up Texas and a cast region called the Mexican cession. the return, the united states agreed to pay Mexico $15 million. it also promised to protect the 80,000 to 100,000 Mexicans living in Texas and the Mexican cession. but, most of these promises were not kept. some senators argued that the US had no right to any Mexican territory other than Texas.some argued that new Mexican and cali even combined were worthless. other senator opposed that treaty because they wanted more land.
