Question

The "Trail of Tears", which removed the Cherokee and Seminoles from the American South, is fairly common knowledge; but Black Hawk's War and subsequent removal, at the same general time and by the same President, is invariably ignored. Determine why Black Hawk is overlooked and post this explanation by the end of Wednesday. Be sure to include at least two historical examples in support of your explanation..  

Answer 1

1. ^{following vignette appeared as part of a *00= regonian article on the apology ofthe state of 7eorgia for its role in )ndian emoval *1 years earlier.}
2. ^{$ore than 1*, Fears ater -eorgia oicials ignored a direct order rom the 0.S.Supreme (ourt to stop actions leading up to the inamous Trail o Tears) the state isadmitting it made a mistake. Oicials on !ednesdaF will ormallF pardon towmissionaries Jailed when the ought the state7s seiHure o (herokee 2ndian land. 5This isone o manF inJustices done) ?ut it7s something that we could do something a?out)5 said$arsha BaileF) spokeswoman or the state Board o Pardons and Paroles. 52t was amiscarriage o Justice.5 The pardon saFs it 5acts to remove a stain on the historF ocriminal Justice in -eorgia5 land acknowledges the state usurped (herokee sovereigntFand ignored the Supreme (ourt. A legislator and (herokee descendant called the pardon a sign that -eorgiainallF realiHes the scope o its mistreatment o the (herokee. 52 we ever had politicalprisoners in this state or this nation) these two were the ?est eGamples)5 said state Rep.}
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4. ^{Bill 6over) chie eGecutive o the -eorgia Tri?e o #astern (herokee. 52t7s ?een a soreplace in the side o the 2ndian people or all these generations that these two wonderul(hristian gentlemen were sent to prison ?ecause theF ?elieve in -od and theF ?elievedin the (herokee ation)5 6over said.Samuel Austin !orcester and #lihu Butler were sentenced to our Fears in Jail in1931 or residing in the (herokee ation without a license. A law was enacted to trF tostop the two rom protesting the state7s seiHure o (herokee land in northwest -eorgia.0ntil 19+9) the (herokee ation was considered a sovereign oreign countrF) with itsland o limits to settlers. But in 19+@) gold was discovered in 6ahlonega and -eorgiaseiHed much o the land and a?olished (herokee sovereigntF. !orcester}