APUSH Review: Video #24: Immigration And Native Americans (Key Concepts 4.2, III, A, 4.3, I, B) Everything You Need To Know About Immigration And Native Americans To Succeed In APUSH www.APUSHReview.com
Immigration 1830s - 1840s Immigration Large numbers of immigrants from Europe Germany - political instability Ireland - Potato famine Where did they settle? Irish in cities (Boston, NYC, etc) Germans on the Frontier Americans moved in large numbers west of the Appalachians and developed new communities on Ohio River and MS River Cincinnati on the Ohio River “Porkopolis” St. Louis on the Mississippi River
Native Americans As frontier settlers moved west, conflicts with Natives emerged over land Black Hawk War (1832) Natives crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois The US attacked the Natives, convinced that they were hostile Black Hawk and his followers were defeated Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Zachary Taylor served in this conflict Helped encourage many Americans to move Natives WEST of the Mississippi River
Indian Removal Act Georgia law required the Cherokee Nation to move west of Mississippi River Cherokee sued Cherokee Nation v. Georgia: Case was thrown out since Natives were not considered citizens Worcester v. Georgia: Supreme Court ruled that the Natives did NOT have to move “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it…..” Led to the…..
Trail Of Tears Winter of 1838 under President Martin Van Buren The US Army forced around 15,000 Natives to leave Georgia 4,000 died on the journey
Quick Recap Reasons for immigration from Europe Where did they settle? Cherokee Nation v. Georgia Worcester v. Georgia Trail of Tears
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