Many then saw their land and property sold before their own eyes. ... At each allowed stop, the dead were buried. ... The Americans decided they needed more land. ... And then all American children know that The only good Indian is a dead Indian. ... Jackson spiced everything up for the people in his speeches but in real life ironically forgot that if it were not for an Indian he would be dead himself. ...

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The Europeans immediately recognized the immense wealth of natural resources that this vast and diverse land had. ... The Europeans immediately recognized the immense wealth of natural resources that this vast and diverse land had. ... A Wampanoag Indian described the impact as " A long time ago they had wise, men which in a grave manner taught the people knowledge, but they are dead, and their wisdom is buried with them, and now men live a giddy life, in ignorance, till they are white headed, a...

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What has to be taken into consideration is that fact that in the year 1600 people were settled strictly on the east coast and there was a massive amount of land that was yet to be discovered so no one can really tell how large the Indian population was at that time. ... If the public thought that there were not many Indians originally living at the place they now called home, then they wouldn't feel nearly as bad taking over all the land they felt they needed, which in reality was the whole continent. ... In total, the dead Indians equaled about ten thousand, which is small compared to ...

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