Originally Posted by basharp1

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 – Trail of Tears

Throughout decades of English immigrants and the formation of the United States, Native Americans were continually mistreated. They were looked at as “savages” and were made slaves. The English had no tolerance of them and many wanted them dead. This was mostly because they did not share religious beliefs and they did not share the same way of living. Natives were killed by attack after attack. Their crops were destroyed by settlers leaving them dying of starvation.

On May 28, 1830, Andrew Jackson enacted the Indian Removal Act as a means to “trade” land which lied on the eastern side of the Mississippi where the Native Americans resided. In return, the Native Americans would be given land which was designated for them west of the Mississippi. Within the treaty there were some important terms of conditions in which the President guaranteed these different nations.

Jackson promised the protection of tribes from all outside forces while they were o the newly designated land. The act also guaranteed “aid” for those who were moving and needed help in doing so. In one paragraph it was stated that the land which was traded was to always belong to the tribes, regardless if it was them or their successors living on it. (There was however one exception to this rule. It stated in the treaty that if the “Indians become extinct, or abandon the same” then “…such lands shall revert to the United States”).

With all of these promises and more from President Andrew Jackson, five different tribes decided to move to the other side of the Mississippi. Their destination was Oklahoma which was known as Indian Territory. This began the incredible (albeit deadly) move of over 70,000 Native Americans within the span of ten years. This trek is sadly known as the Trail of Tears.

The move from east to west proved to be more destructive to the tribes than it was helpful. What seemed to be a fair trade soon turned a terrible ordeal as many people died from the move. Native Americans died from exhaustion and starvation from the long journey. Over 3,000 Natives of the Cherokee tribe alone died on the Trail of Tears. This was not to mention all of those who died once they arrived in Oklahoma.

Native American Genocide

Originally Posted by Lasher

BTW, Dom, aren't you a Mao/Che-lover?

Originally Posted by 36shadow

Tell me realy tell me that there are not people in this country that realy think this bullshit flies for the truth. You sick fucken idiots lets hope you get what your looking for so we can wipe you from the face of the earth as hitler was.

Originally Posted by Lasher

Yes, as opposed to your less factual ones.

Originally Posted by basharp1

"Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized."
Adolf Hitler

Originally Posted by Lasher

Oh? I thought the Jews were the ones who were burned beyond recognition.

Originally Posted by sotmfs

Davey Crockett was the only congressman to vote against the act.
I am not in denial about the treatment of the native americans by many settlers and people in the U.S.
What is your point?
Start a thread about it.
This thread is about hitler.

Originally Posted by Skinny Fatts

Interesting. I don't know what your point was/is. The quote didn't stir my emotion, nor does Rev. Obama stir my emotion, but maybe others are stirred? What I do know is that Hitler was a killer, and Rev. Obama...well...sounds a lot like Hitler.

Originally Posted by basharp1

Dah, I started the thread! The point is the double standard Americans have. How short of a memory they have. Its ok when America does it. But don't let anyone else have their own "Manifest Destiny", self determination. We sided with Bolshevic Communist. Commies! Hitler wanted to be a world power, he wanted continental Europe and to rid it of Communist.

"Mans greatest limitation is his limitation of time" Friedrick Nietzsche