Lathren EDU 570 09032017 Significance SS4H3 Explain Westward Expansion in America b Describe the impact of the Westward Expansion on American Indians include the Trail of Tears Battle of Little Bighorn and the forced relocation of American Indians to reservations ID: 684226
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Fort Buffington
Jennifer Lathren | EDU 570| 09/03/2017Slide2
Significance
SS4H3 Explain Westward Expansion in America
b. Describe the impact of the Westward Expansion on American Indians; include the Trail of Tears, Battle of Little Bighorn and the forced relocation of American Indians to reservations.Slide3
Cherokee County, GA
Occupied as early as 11,000 years ago by Paleo-Indians and then by the Cherokee Nation
During the 1700s the Cherokee towns were self-sufficient & self-governing by one of the Seven Clans of the Cherokee
White Settlers began moving into the area around the mid-1700s
1831 the “new” Cherokee County was created
Which became dotted with gold mines and miners
“Gold Fever” set inIndian Removal Act
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Cherokee County, GA
“Placer mining” took over
Panning for gold
State of Georgia and the Federal Government continually pressured the Cherokee to give up their land
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Legislation created forcing their removal
Treaty of New Echota signed in 1835
Cherokee Nation exchanged their land east of the Mississippi for land in Oklahoma for a 5 million dollar payment from the federal government
Many Cherokee felt betrayed by the decision that their leadership accepted the deal
Over 16,000 signed a petition to prevent passage of the treaty
Two local removal forts built in Cherokee County in 1837
Fort Buffington
Fort Sixes
In 1838 soldiers forcibly evicted the remaining Cherokee and sent them to the forts
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Fort Buffington
Men, women and children were taken from their land and herded to make shift forts
Fort Buffington was one of 25 stockades used
450 Cherokee Indians were sent to Fort Buffington
15,000 Cherokee Indians began 800 mile journey west known as: “Trail of Tears”
4,000 Cherokees died
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Fort Buffington
Fort Buffington’s exact location is unknown
Suggested to be on Highway 20
The name is associated with a school: Buffington Elementary (originally) established in 1868
Built with Fort timbers
Buffington ES is no longer in operation, but its gym is leased to Coach Carlos Adams.Slide8
The Georgia Trail of Tears chapter has worked hard to determine the site of the Fort. Plans are ongoing to certify the site and place interpretive signage.