Trail of Tears: A Captivating Guide to the Forced Removals of Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations

by Captivating History

Explore the Cruel History of the Trail of TearsFree History BONUS Inside! One of the darkest and cruelest chapters in the history of the United States occurred when the nation’s young government decided to remove the native peoples from their lands in the name of profit. Having helped settlers for hundreds of years, five Native American tribes found it increasingly more difficult to relate to and trust the country that had once acted as their allies. The native peoples had fought alongside the Americans to gain freedom from England, the nation that the colonists deemed oppressive and unfair. The native peoples acted as benefactors and teachers, helping the colonists to gain an advantage against an army that was far superior to the small forces that the colonists could muster. The new country owed a lot of its existence to the native peoples, yet the settlers, who were of European descent, did not see it that way.The following topics will be covered in this Early RelationshipThe Growth of Manifest DestinyThe Discovery of Gold and the Indian Removal ActPeaceful Protests and a Push for RecognitionThe People Versus the PresidentThe Militia Force RemovalThe Trail of TearsStories of Pain, Loss, and LoveMaking a New HomeAnd a Great Deal More You Don't Want to Miss Out On!Scroll to the top and download the book now to learn more about the Trail of Tears

Genres: History, Nonfiction, American History, Amazon

82 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 10, 2018

Reviews

[Barbara Backus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having known only the basic facts of this disgraceful time in American history, I found the detailed information in this book extremely enlightening. The mistreatment and forced removal of several Native American tribes by European settlers was initially based on greed - for land in what are now the southeastern United States of Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina and for the newly discovered gold in Georgia.

"Manifest Destiny and racism were the blinders that forced peaceful Cherokees from their lands, condemning thousands of them to death at the hands of an immoral leader who cared only about his own opinions and decrees." This describes Andrew Jackson, whose blatant racism and authoritarianism must be held accountable for this awful time in America.

As I read this edition, one in the series of Captivating History, I wondered if American students are aware of this time in America. Other books in the series include African American History.

[Bonnie Dale Keck · Rating 5 out of 5]

kindle unlimited, Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations -- even though I am LOTS of what I call white cracker european, I have awesome 'Native American' cheekbones, due to having quite a lot of Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw heritage {1 grandmother had over 25% Cherokee, plus other amounts along the line, so this type of thing is interesting...more so counting all the lineage plus living in Tennessee Valley whiich has Trail of Tears Motorcycle event every year, with various stops before and including Florence then on to a few more then on up to Oklahoma for the 'iron butts' riders {yes the entire trail spreads and ends up quite a length},

Explore the Cruel History of the Trail of Tears--Free History BONUS Inside!
One of the darkest and cruelest chapters in the history of the United States occurred when the nation’s young government decided to remove the native peoples from their lands in the name of profit. Having helped settlers for hundreds of years, five Native American tribes found it increasingly more difficult to relate to and trust the country that had once acted as their allies. The native peoples had fought alongside the Americans to gain freedom from England, the nation that the colonists deemed oppressive and unfair. The native peoples acted as benefactors and teachers, helping the colonists to gain an advantage against an army that was far superior to the small forces that the colonists could muster.

The new country owed a lot of its existence to the native peoples, yet the settlers, who were of European descent, did not see it that way.
The following topics will be covered in this book:
The Early Relationship
The Growth of Manifest Destiny
The Discovery of Gold and the Indian Removal Act
Peaceful Protests and a Push for Recognition
The People Versus the President
The Militia Force Removal
The Trail of Tears
Stories of Pain, Loss, and Love
Making a New Home
And a Great Deal More You Don't Want to Miss Out On!

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Trail of Tears: A Captivating Guide to the Forced Removals of Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations

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Vikings (Greek Mythology - Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology Book 2)

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Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, Norse Mythology, Celtic Mythology and Roman Mythology
Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, and Norse Mythology (Norse Mythology - Egyptian Mythology - Greek Mythology Book 4)
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[Gregory Freeman · Rating 3 out of 5]

An American disgrace

I cannot recall learning very much about the treatment of the indigenous population apart from the story of that first Thanksgiving. Our studies never (as I can best recall) went beyond this sanitized image. It would be much later upon reading Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee that these atrocities would challenge the notion that the relationship between the white colonists and the various tribes was grossly one-sided. This introduction to that time period hopefully inspires further reading one want more details. I had no idea what a loathsome person Andrew Jackson was. His policies sent a shiver down my spine as they felt like the policies of the tyrant currently sitting in the White House, also directing his inbred hatred towards people he views as a lower species. History is cyclical.

[Joe West · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great truths about the Trail of Tears

I want to start off by saying that I am descended from the Eastern Band of Cherokee. My family hid and escaped from the military who sought to move us from our land.

This is an excellent brief history with some serious truths for readers. If you don't know anything about some of the founding fathers and what America was founded on, this is a great place to start. I really appreciate the author's point of view and how they bring into focus the good and bad, from different perspectives. Definitely read.

[David Macleod Pollock · Rating 5 out of 5]

A deplorable history

A good history lesson for a non American. A history which almost bought me to tears, but certainly angered me. This microcosm of colonial greed has been repeated all too often within the history of colonised nations. The authors portrayal of the seventh president Andrew Jackson made me think of President Donald Trump. This book should be required reading by all students at high school.

[Donadee's Corner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trail of Tears: Captivating Guide - Written by Captivating History - Matt Clayton
The sad truth to our worse history in the United States.

Explore the Cruel History of the Trail of Tears. One of the darkest and cruelest chapters in the history of the United States occurred when the nation’s young government decided to remove the native peoples from their lands in the name of profit. Having helped settlers for hundreds of years, five Native American tribes found it increasingly more difficult to relate to and trust the country that had once acted as their allies. The native peoples had fought alongside the Americans to gain freedom from England, the nation that the colonists deemed oppressive and unfair. The native peoples acted as benefactors and teachers, helping the colonists to gain an advantage against an army that was far superior to the small forces that the colonists could muster. The new country owed a lot of its existence to the native peoples, yet the settlers, who were of European descent, did not see it that way.

What did I like? Having Native American heritage this was a very sad book for me to read but unfortunately, the truth sometimes hurts. I am older now and I hope a little wiser but there were things in this book that either I forgot or was never brought up in the history classes of my youth.

What will you like? Quite frankly, I am sure whether you have any heritage or not this will still be a sad and angry book to digest. It does cover the early relationship that the settlers had with the Indians of all nations then goes on to explain the destiny, removal act, protests, military removal, the Trail of Tears itself, and their attempts at making new homes in the desolate area they were moved to. The main thing that really angered me is it was all conducted under both Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which provided the President with powers to exchange land with Native tribes and provide infrastructure improvements on the existing lands. In other words, they stole their lands to profit from their deaths and humiliation. That kind of man does that? Quite an eye-opener, sad, but very interesting. I do recommend this book if you really want to know the truth. I checked many of the facts that were brought up and did not find fault with any of them. I borrowed this on Kindle Unlimited.

[Patsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good history lesson about the colonists, the early Americans and the Indians living on American soil. The Indian Removal Act was in 1830 when Andrew Jackson was our sixth President. This Act gave the government the right to remove the natives from their homes.

This turned out to be a dark and cruel time in our history. The Cherokee, Muskogee-Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and the Choctaw Indians were removed from their homes due to greed for the land and gold on their land. The natives walked hundreds of miles in freezing rain and snow in the winter enduring pain, suffering, lack of food, and no place to sleep. There were thousands of natives that lost their lives on the Trail of Tears.

I learned so much history from this fact based book which was filled with true events and stories of our early developments. I recommend this book to everyone, a great history book.

[Aimee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty interesting

Not gonna lie, it's the subject that got me interested, I am aware of the US and it's er, background with the native Americans, but this was a deeper look into a pretty nasty stage of this.
I generally liked the book, the facts were clear and opinions or biased statements were flagged by the author, although the commentary was a bit stop and start in terms you for delivery, which did cause a few issues with following the sequence of events clearly. But overall a pretty good look at a (putting it lightly) touchy subject for the Americans.

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

This reads like a poorly written term paper with lots of opinions and very little factual information. Instead of data, we are given words like "many" and "most." Many native peoples were like this.... Most Americans thought this... and so on. There is quite a lot of conjecture and assumptions and there is very little effort made to hide the writer's bias. Whether the author is right or wrong in their opinion is irrelevant. This is supposed to be a quick history overview, not a persuasive writing assignment.

[Gregory Hoover · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was looking for a book to learn more about the Indian removal act, and some of the ugly things we didn’t learn about in history class. This isn’t it. The book is written like a bad, angry break up letter. Runaway thought trains about how awful the early Americans were, repeated over and over with the occasional “oh yeah, and another thing...”. There is no structure or order to the airing of grievances, and seemingly few facts in lieu of opinions.

[Paula Singleton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book for history lovers

The trail of tears is a great book for anyone who loves history. It is filled with a lot of facts that I found very interesting and that I was unaware of until I read this book. This book is good for all ages and I plan on reading more books in this history series.

[Cherye Elliott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't know much about history...

The story was okay....but when I looked at where they got the information.... It came from books published starting in 2000+ so basically from second, third-party information instead of doing the research and reading the treaties and family verbal stories.

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very well written piece on the most horrible black mark on our country. Told in a very easy to understand way with so much information I had not seen before. Highly recommend. I received an Advance Reader Copy from Captivating History. Opinions are my own.

[Jennifer Hilliger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very disgraceful part of American history. This is likely the most information that I have read about the Trail of Tears. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone that wants to learn about the Trail of Tears.

[Larry Hightower · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly preamble

As evidenced in the Table of Contents, most of the book touched on events that led to the forced removals. I get it that the author hates Jackson (who clearly did despicable things), but the name calling seemed juvenile and unscholarly.

[Mattie Otero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

Very focused on President Jackson role in the demise of Natives in their own land. A deep look into his racist measures. As well as, how many were against he removal, that did nothing. So many wins based off greed and loss.

[Elizabeth Montague · Rating 5 out of 5]

Important for all to read

I had known about the trail of tears years ago, but this book explains the life of the Cherokee people in the 1800s and how they were terribly wronged. I don't see much difference in our country's outlook on minorities today. How sad.

[Kellie Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trail of tears -

First I've read on the trail of tears..so don't have a reference. But seems credible. I recommend you read how indigenous people were really treated.
This is American History. Not the deal they teach you about Christopher Columbus and 1492.

[Shane Noble · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid, if light overview, of the Trail of Tears. Best part is the bibliography.

[Linda Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another sad chapter of American history.

[Vince Pillig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short

Maybe their is lesson about open borders!! Our government should speak to native tribes to obtain additional perspective. History repeats it's self?!?!

[JD Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fair introduction to the topic, I guess.

[Elaine Skidmore · Rating 4 out of 5]

You will want to learn more.

[Denise MacKenzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our Native Land

All of us no matter what our background should read and learn about the atrocity that man has gone through due to racist abuse that an other man has done.

[Nikki Walton · Rating 5 out of 5]

My grandfather made me read this book when I was 18 and it brought me to tears. My family was one of the Seminoles that stayed in Florida but that pain runs deep.

[Sylvia Tylka · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a wo dermal, moving book. I have enjoyed it very much.