Argumentative Essay: The Indian Removal Act

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The Indian Removal Act, a bill that, if passed, will evict all Cherokee people from their homes, should not be passed, because the government has no right to strip these people of their land and force them to move. The Native Americans should not be removed from their current place of residence. As Americans, a lot of these native people have taken up American ways, some even converting to Christianity. They are true-blooded Americans in every sense of the word. If the government takes away their land, then they contradict the Declaration of Independence, proving that all men are not created equal. These native people have rights, just the same as every person living in America, and therefore should not be evicted from their land. When

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