President Andrew Jackson was known for his aggressiveness and
combative personality, Jackson was no stranger to the cruelty of war which
fueled him with rage and ferociousness, things that he considered qualities that
every man should have. His aggressiveness inspired his troops to give him the
name “old hickory,” a name truly deserved for his lack of morality concerning
the natives or “barbarians” as he would call them.
In 1830
Congress approved the Indian removal act by request of Andrew Jackson. It
authorized the president to give natives land west of the Mississippi river in
exchange for land occupied by the natives in the east and south. Most tribes
were not able to resist offers from the federal government however some tribes
had the courage to fight for their land and not fall to bribery. A good example
of this is Chief Black Hawk, from the Illinois and Wisconsin territory. Chief
Black Hawk wanted to occupy the land he had vacated the previous year due to
the fact that the territory he was occupying was suffering famine. The Illinois
militia reacted fast to Black Hawks invasion by chasing them to the Wisconsin
territory where the militia decided to massacre native women and children as
they tried to cross the Mississippi river. This was just one of the many
heinous acts that led to the “Trail of Tears.”
This blog has lots of great information about the Trail of Tears and Indian Removal. I would like to see you use more citations for both the written text and also the visual images. Citations are important because they allow readers to pursue further information about a particular topic, and answer the basic question, "where did this information come from?" "How do I find out more"? A few quibbles...keep in mind that when writing about court cases, they should be italicized. Also, there are varying type sizes within the blog. Try to keep consistency with formatting. Good job overall, especially with tying some of this to current issues.
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