compare and contrast the experience of the creeks and cherokees in Georgia following the war of 1812
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Here are directions for writing this type of paper:
Whenever you are writing a comparison/contrast paper (paragraph, essay, research paper), you need to plan it out very carefully on paper first.
Try this:
1. Write all the information about one of your topics on one page.
2. Write all the information about the other topic on another page.
3. Then put them together in this order:
1. Intro
2. All about topic A
~~~2A. detail 1
~~~2B. detail 2
~~~2C. detail 3
~~~2D. detail 4
~~~2E. detail 5
3. All about topic B
~~~3A. detail 1
~~~3B. detail 2
~~~3C. detail 3
~~~3D. detail 4
~~~3E. detail 5
4. Concl.
The number of details for each topic will vary depending on your main points. I would include comparisons (how they are similar) in the introduction and conclusion, but sections 2 and 3 and all those details will be stating and explaining how they are different.
There are two recognized patterns for writing comparison/contrast papers. One is casually referred to as "zig-zag,” but can be very confusing for the reader if you don’t use transitions effectively. The other is topic-by-topic (which is what I've outlined above) and is much easier for the reader to follow.
See http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/comparcontrast.html for further help with comparison/contrast writing.
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Certainly! To compare and contrast the experiences of the Creeks and Cherokees in Georgia following the War of 1812, we can look at various aspects such as land, treaties, assimilation efforts, and conflicts with settlers.
1. Land:
- Both the Creeks and Cherokees had extensive land holdings in Georgia before the war.
- Following the War of 1812, the United States government exerted pressure on both tribes to cede their lands to make way for white settlers.
- The Creek cession of 1814 and the Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825 led to the loss of vast Creek lands.
- For the Cherokees, their major cession occurred through the Treaty of New Echota in 1835, which resulted in forced removal from their ancestral lands.
2. Treaties:
- The Creeks and Cherokees signed various treaties with the United States, often under pressure or coercion.
- The Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814 brought an end to the Creek War, but it also forced the Creeks to cede millions of acres of land.
- The Cherokees signed treaties like the Treaty of Hopewell in 1785 and the Treaty of Tellico in 1798, which recognized their sovereignty and rights to their territory. However, subsequent treaties eroded their land base.
3. Assimilation Efforts:
- Both the Creeks and Cherokees faced assimilation efforts by the United States government.
- The Creeks adopted a central government system and a written constitution in an attempt to establish a nation that resembled the United States.
- The Cherokees implemented a written language and developed a formal government structure that mirrored the U.S. system. They also established schools and embraced Christianity.
4. Conflicts with Settlers:
- As white settlement increased throughout Georgia, conflicts between settlers and Native American tribes escalated.
- The Creek War of 1813-1814 was a major conflict where the Creeks resisted encroachment by American settlers and clashed with U.S. forces.
- The Cherokees faced increasing pressure from Georgia politicians seeking to expand white settlement, leading to the Cherokee removal (Trail of Tears) in the late 1830s.
To thoroughly compare and contrast the experiences of the Creeks and Cherokees, you can delve into these topics in more detail, explore primary sources, and consult scholarly works or historical references.