Basics

    Before being shoved out, the Cherokee Indians had much outside influence. The women were wearing gowns.The men were building roads, schools, and churches.  Some were farmers and cattle ranchers. They even had their own alphabet.
     The "Indian Removal Act" was passed in 1830. Most Americans were against the act, including Davy Crockett. That was no matter to the Congress. Quckly, President Jackson made the bill a law. The Trail of Tears for the Cherokees began.