The Trail of Tears

Most American citizens would admit that our government is far from perfect. This is fairly obvious. Try as we might, we cannot do everything right all the time. However, there are several events throughout American history that should never have happened, despite how far from perfect we may be. The Trail of Tears is one of them. What is the Trail of Tears, you ask? In this paper, we will investigate the events leading up to the Trail, during the Trail, and after the Trail.
Andrew Jackson did not like the Native Americans, although he did covet their land. This became quite obvious throughout the years. As a highly influential man in the South, he was responsible for two major battles against various Native American tribes, both of which resulted in his takeover of their territory. The first was the Creek War of 1814. As the name states, this war was against the Creeks. Jackson bribed the nearby Cherokees with government companionship if they would be so kind as to attack the Creeks f...