Guarantee people certain rights, and hold authority (King John) to certain rules.
They made use of the resources around them is one reason why early clans of hunter-gatherers are not considered civilizations. When you talk about civilizations, it means that people are building something or forming a society for development.
Benjamin Franklin's "Join or Die" cartoon was effective, in my opinion, as it drew on a popular belief at the time, about a sliced snake that would come revive if its parts were put together during the night; on the other hand, the symbolical image of the split and sliced America under foreign influence was widely intelligible. The initials of the states helped the viewer identify the parts. The message was clear - if those regions don't unite as soon as possible, they will stay dead forever.
The Indian Removal Act was an act that forced Native Americans out of their land. This act was passed because Andrew Jackson, who was president at the time, wanted the land for farming.
TRIBES THAT WERE PERSECUTED FROM THEIR LAND
- Cherokee
- Choctaw
- Creeks
- Chickasaw
- Seminole
- Fox and Sauk Indians
RESPONSE TO REMOVAL
Cherokee
- The Cherokee sued the state of Georgia and tried to implement American traditions into their own culture.
- Trail of Tears
Choctaw
- They quietly followed what the federal government ordered and were forced to give up all their land.
Creeks
- Resisted in 1836
- Then held their heads low and eventually surrendered and gave in.
Chickasaw
- Negotiated a treaty for better supplies on the journey west.
Seminole
- Leaders were forced to sign a removal treaty, so people fought.
- Started the 2nd Seminole War
- Eventually, most were still removed from Florida
Fox and Sauk Indians
- Leader Black Hawk led his people to fight against removal.
- In 1832, tribe was running out of supplies
- Were forced to migrate west and give up
Things such as religion and other cultures traditions were also spread along the Silk Road Trade routes.
