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The Trail Of divideGloria Jahoda, the author of The Trail of Tears talks about how Indian populations bedevilped and how white people are the ones answerable for the drop of their population. The white men are non responsible for the drop of the Indian population. Johoda makes all Indians sound like defenseless children. Johoda is making excuses for Indians because Indians allow the white man take over their lives and life style.Indians would do everything that was asked of them by the white man instead of standing up for themselves. The Choctaws were granted citizenship in the exception of them not living their everyday life style. Under citizenship, the tribal government of the Choctaws was abolished. Choctaws was given heavy fines and even jail time if the Choctaws dishonor the demands of the white man for their citizenship. Chief Moshulatubbee was shocked so he trenchant to run for congress. Mississippians took Moshulatubbee wanting to run for congress as a joke. Moshulat ubbee lost(p). The lost started a civil war among the Choctaws. No matter what the Choctaws did they did not work over their way. When leaving Mississippi some of the Choctaws died of diseases and of hunger. So the Choctaws gave in and again allow the white man take control of them.One of the presidents of the United States, Andrew capital of Mississippi went to war with Indians hopping to get rid of the Indians. drab Hawk was a 62-year-old Indian who hated Americans. shocking Hawk says that American promises are empty. When ever Americans told Black Hawk that they would do something for the Indians the Americans would never do what they promised. Black Hawk opinionated to take the side of the British. When ever the British said they would do something for the Indians the British would always do what they promised. Black Hawk always carried a British medal around his neck he respected the British a great deal. Andrew Jackson the president of the United States at the time came event to face with Black Hawk. The president asked Black Hawk, why did you go to war, Black Hawk did not answer. It was said that maybe the sac chief did not understand the question, but I say its just some other excuse for Indians being nave and letting the Americans do what they would like with the Indians.This leger educates the audience on how there were brave Indians.