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Nakiayah Watson
Lynn M. Raymond
UWRT-1103
7/23/14
The Daily Writings of Student No. 72
Day#8 Words and Pictures Are More Than a Thousand Words!







"Trail of Tears." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 July 2014. Web. 22 July 2014.
The multiple routes that make up the Trail of Tears.

The U.S. government, spearheaded by Andrew Jackson, wanted to move the Native Americans out of
valuable land. Once they were pushed out of there, they were forced to march west into the Indian
reservation area. Since the tribes that were forced to move was over different areas, they had taken
different paths. However, not every Native American tribe was going to give their land as easily. The
Seminole fought against the US Army to keep their land.



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"Seminole Wars." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 22 July 2014. Web. 24 July 2014.
The different reservations after the first Seminole War and after the second Seminole War.

Unlike the other four tribes, the Seminole actually had got into war with the US Army over their land.
The first war does not have a formal date of when it actually started, but the US Army claims it lasted
from 1814-1819. Due to Moultrie Creek treaty, the Seminoles were allowed to stay within the area of
the image of the left. However, in 1835, the flames of war were fanned once again when the Seminoles
had massacred almost the entire group of troops. (Only 1 truly survived out of 110 soldiers.) By April
1843, there were only about 95 men, 200 women, and some children. So, they no longer considered a
threat. So, they allowed the Seminoles to be left alone in the area of the photo on the right. Though, all
of those outside the area were shipped west.



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"Trail of Tears." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 July 2014. Web. 22 July 2014.
A more in depth look at the paths of the five different tribes, making up the event that we now know as
the Trail of Tears.
This is a map that is more specific about each tribe, and which route they had taken. It shows when the
progress to remove the different tribes started. (Although, for the Cherokee, it was somewhat optional
to leave until 1838.) It tells which route belongs to a certain tribe. Its very interesting to see where their
original location was as well.