JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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They were eager to accept American Indians as equals
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They thought American culture was superior to Indian culture
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none of the above
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does the term “Five Civilized Tribes” tell us about white Americans’ views in the early 19th Century? They thought white culture was superior to Indian culture.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term Five Civilized Tribes was applied by European Americans in the colonial and early federal period in the history of the United States to the five major Native American nations in the Southeast-the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminoles.
Detailed explanation-3: -The word civilized was applied to the five tribes because, broadly speaking, they had developed extensive economic ties with whites or had assimilated into American settler culture. Some members of these southeastern tribes had adopted European clothing, spoke English, practiced Christianity, and even owned slaves.
Detailed explanation-4: -The term “Five Civilized Tribes” came into use during the mid-nineteenth century to refer to the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole nations.
Detailed explanation-5: -Most tribal leaders in Indian Territory aligned with the Confederacy. A total of at least 7, 860 Native Americans from the Indian Territory participated in the Confederate Army, as both officers and enlisted men; most came from the Five Civilized Tribes: the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole nations.