These horrid conditions are what the Indians had to deal with. ... And then all American children know that The only good Indian is a dead Indian. ... Manifest destiny had to be a real strong belief of Jackson because he said What good man would prefer a country covered with forests and ranged by a few thousand savages to our extensive Republic, studded with cities, towns, and prosperous farms, embellished with all the improvements which art can devise or industry execute, occupied by more than 12,000,000 happy people, and filled with all the blessings of liberty, civilization, and religion? ....

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Throughout the years, slavery has played a dominant role within the Cherokee Nation, inevitably affecting thousands of African Americans, American Indians, and Europeans alike. ... The majority of these violent Indian wars occurred in the southern United States. ... The Indian slave trade began to negatively affect the social aspects of many of these tribes, particularly when gender roles in their communities were taken into consideration. ... Meigs, Sr. counted 583 African American slaves held by Cherokee Indians (Davis). ... The Bureau of Indian Affairs stated that th...

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