LIVING INDIAN STYLE
come see what indian's had to put up with!
Alexander McGillivray
Alexander McGillivray may have some good within himself,but for what we know him for selfishness and greed. Mcgillivray is fifty percent white and fifty percent creek.This way he had both the respects of the white men and the Indian's.He knew this,but he would rather be a white man then a indian. McGillivray was a creek leader in the Oconee war;this war was agaist the creek and the Georgia pioneers. McGillivray signed the treaty of New York(creek had to give up all land east of the Oconee River.He made the indians homeless.
William McIntosh
Creek chief who worked out treaty of Indian springs.
United states paid $200,000 to cede (give up) the last creek lands in GA to the federal govt.
Angry creeks killed him as a result.
United states paid $200,000 to cede (give up) the last creek lands in GA to the federal govt.
Angry creeks killed him as a result.
John Ross
John Ross was a Cherokee chief. He took a petiton to congress protesting the Cherokee removal from their lands.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was elected president of the United States in 1828. He was the 7th president of the United States. Jackson signed the Indian removal act in 1830.
-Called for all native Americans to be moved to western territories
-Called for all native Americans to be moved to western territories
John Marshall
Marshall was the Chief Justice (judge). Marshall ruled in the Worcester vs. Georgia case that Worcester should be set free. President Andrew Jackson disagreed and ignored the order. Jackson thought that Indians were not equal to the whites.Marshall should have won that case.
extra picture of indian lady.
want to know where indian lived?
Trail of tears.