ANTHR-130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Vise
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Most american indians had been removed from the eastern us to the. Most, but not all, cherokee were relocated to the indian territory, that later became oklahoma. While at first remaining neutral, their position changed as the civil war progressed. In 1861, the cherokee considered aligning with one side of the was. The cherokee voted to align the one side of the civil war. They joined the creeks, seminols, choctaws, and chickasaws, who had already aligned. Young creek boy found be general andrew jackson after the battle of. Tallapoosa in 1813 jackson adapted the boy as an american indian. Possible for native americans to live and learn by european ideas. Indians could rise in civilization and become americans. Europeans believe that the indian was a temporary identity, hoping they would become fellow americans. Andrew jackson and william simms believed in the father-child dichotomy. The indiands were children who needed a parent to guide them toward civilization.