Essay On Texas Revolution

Marcus Champion
Texas History
Billy Adams
The Indians of Texas During the Texas Revolution
Introduction
According to Ryan & Michael (513-538), the 16th century was the initial period that Cherokee Indians had an initial contact with the European explorers. Since then the Cherokee Indians have always been recognized as one of the Native American tribe that is most socially and culturally innovative. The culture of Cherokee society continued to advance, developing and embracing elements of culture from European settlers. They also shaped a government and a society matching the current civilized cultures. Despite that Cherokee society was posed as a peaceful society, assumed the ways of the European settlers, and became compliant and civilized,

Andrew Jackson and his team decided to pursue the trail of tears and brutally, unjustly and unfairly removed the Cherokee society while destroying their beautiful culture and people.
History reminds us of one of the richest parts of the American history that took place in Texas in the course of early to middle part of the ninetieth century.

Throughout this period, Texas became a target and eventually a settlement region for Americans. The ultimate price to recompense for that settlement, nevertheless, extended on a variety of levels for the several races and cultures of individuals who lived there. During that time, the Cherokee Indians, European settlers, and Mexicans were the three major groups of individuals lived in that area. Before eruption of conflict, these different ethnic groups peacefully coexistent in that region. Their ordinary lives and the Texas region were disrupted in 1836 after the outbreak of Mexican-American war. Consequent the war the American settlers pushed for the eradication of the Mexicans and Cherokee Indians out of the Texas land by using excessive force and

treachery.
However, Winkler & Ernest William (95-165) state that Indian relations were vital to the Texans, who sought independence from Mexico. This relationship was so important because if the Indians combined force with the Mexicans, then the outcome would be devastating to the Texans. For that reason, in a bid to guarantee Indian neutrality, the Texas’ provisional government swore to respect the Indians’ land rights in the East Texas and launch clear borders with the tribes. The government further appointed three commissioners to deal with Indian issues and this included Sam Houston who was one of the Cherokee nation adopted member.
Additionally, before they were forced out Texas under the name Texas Cherokee the Tsalagiyi Nvdagi signed a treaty in 1936 after the negotiation of Houston and the Cherokees with the Republic of Texas.

For some time, this treaty worked well in reserving the land for Indian use between the famous Old San Antonio road and the Neches, Sabine, and Angelina rivers. However, this treaty triggered great discontent among many Texans, and therefore it was not forwarded to the provisional convention for approval. Eventually, according to Young & Mary (31-45), Andrew Jackson approved the removal of the 1830 Indian Removal Act and for that reason the treaty was violated by Texas as they forced the Cherokee Indians including their associated bands from Texas with knives and guns. Not unexpectedly, the Indians regarded the fiasco of the treaty as disloyalty. As the revolution was almost ending in 1936, the Republic of Texas came into being after separating from Mexico. Then a decade later the nation joined the United States to become part of its states. There has not been an honorable interaction between the Indian nations within the area and the Republic of

Texas.
Conclusion
Although I am defending the Cherokee Indian society, the paper has exemplified the brutality of the Americans. It shows the perception of America that everything that they do no matter how brutal it is, the end will justify America provided that they are okay with it. Violent acts like those of Andrew Jackson during the Trail of tears also indicates how Americans have a mentality of using unnecessary force for it pushes them one step towards maintaining them as the world's superpower.

Work cited
Ryan, Michael T. "Assimilating new worlds in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries." Comparative studies in society and history 23.4 (1981): 519-538.
Winkler, Ernest William. "THE CHEROKEE INDIANS IN TEXAS." The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association 7.2 (1903): 95-165.
Young, Mary E. "Indian removal and land allotment: The civilized tribes and Jacksonian justice." The American Historical Review 64.1 (1958): 31-45.