How would you feel if you were told that you have to move off of your own land to somewhere else just for the pleasure of other people? The Indian Removal Act will not only be cruel and harsh, but it will be extremely wrong on our part. What side do you stand on? Are you in favor of, or against it? You surely, will not only disagree with this act, but will be completely against it. By far, the Indian Removal Act is a very barbarous thing to put our fellow Native Americans through. To begin with, removal of the indians is a very bribing and forceful action. The fact that we would all take the measures to force them off of their land is uncalled for, especially since it is land of their own. We cannot just bribe and trick the tribes for the comfort of ourselves, all stated in Document 6, Senator Peleg Sprague. In Document 5, Theodore Frelinghuysen, Frelinghuysen’s speech mentions how removal of the tribes would involve, very violent actions and crowded acres as they will be forced onto lands west of the Mississippi. You, the people of The United States need to consider the misery you’d be in if you went through this devastating time. …show more content…
In Document 3, Cherokee Nation, a cherokee tribal member gave a speech that one part states, “This is the land of our Nativity; the land of our birth. We cannot consent to abandon it for another far inferior [place]”. Meaning they will not give up there land that they were born on, for somewhere else. Theodore Frelinghuysen’s speech, (Document 5, Theodore Frelinghuysen) mentions that a long, long time ago, God placed the tribes where he wanted them, which means they were here way before us, and we should not force them to move. Both documents infer that their land is important and sacred to them. They truly, should have the rights to stay on their land, no matter