The primary reason for the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was that the white settlers of this country discovered gold in the northern part of Georgia and became hungry for more land. This brought about a gold rush to most of the state and gave president Jackson a reason to push the Indians out of the area in order for more white Americans could come to Georgia (A Brief Histroy). President Jackson also felt a need to protect the United states from threats on the inside of our country in reference he
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which even today has a reputation for being closed minded. Andrew Jackson is the reason we have a definition for racism. His acts that were passed and his actions to have things passed are despicable in the eyes of most everyone. A prime example of his racism before he even became president goes back to the battle for Florida Territory. This fight was against the Seminole Indians and fugitive slaves they were holding‚ and fight he did. He killed leaders and chiefs with no ceremony‚ punishing them just
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The decision of Jefferson to complete the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ as well as his ambition to remove "savage" Indians tribes in the Western frontier completely contrasted Tecumseh’s beliefs. Tecumseh had the desire to form a confederacy of the remaining Indian tribes to prevent the further Westward expansion‚ as well as to resist as much as possible against any more losses of Indian territory. Meanwhile‚ Jefferson failed to accommodate for Callender’s demands to become the postmaster of Richmond
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difficulties that these Native Americans faced were misconstrued throughout the Trail of Tears site. Andrew Jackson’s pledge to forcibly move the Native Americans to a location west of the Mississippi River resulted in the Indian Removal Act in 1830. One of the largest tragedies in history‚ this act of relocating tribes such as the Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ Creek‚ Seminole‚ and Choctaw is known as the Trail of Tears. These tribes passed through Cadron during their treacherous relocation. With over 14‚000 Cherokees
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them to leave their homes. They had to walk a thousand miles across the Mississippi River. The difficult and deadly journey was called the Trail of Tears. Andrew Jackson was the one who made this removal. He called it the Indian Removal. In 1830‚ the Indian Removal act was signed. Native Americans were forced to leave their lands. The Choctaw was the first one forced to leave. Thousands of people died. The removal kept on going. More and more Native American tribes were forced to leave. The
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bill. Jackson was responsible for things such as the Indian Removal Act and the Spoils System. Andrew Jackson should be removed from the U.S twenty dollar bill because he passed the Indian Removal Act‚caused the panic of 1837‚ and created the Spoils System. First‚ Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act. According to a page about Andrew Jackson Administration in the Zinn Education Project Cherokee/Seminole Removal Role Play‚the Indian Removal Act was a law passed by Jackson forcing Natives to leave
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Bibliography: Lumpkin‚ Wilson‚ and Wymberley J. DeRenne. The Removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia. New York: Dodd‚ Mead &‚ 1907. Maddox‚ Lucy. Removals: Nineteenth-century American Literature and the Politics of Indian Affairs. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 1991. Oliver‚ Susan. "The Trail Where We Cried." Cerritos College Home Page. January 17‚ 2011. Accessed January 19‚ 2011. http://www.cerritos
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Jackson did many things that made him a hero‚ he also did things that would question that. He can be known as an American hero for leading America in defeating the British at Battle at New Orleans and can also be known as a villain for passing the Indian Removal Act. Jackson’s strong leadership in being a general and president still gives him all the rights to be on the 20 dollar bill. Andrew Jackson is a hero for leading the Tennessee Militia at the Battle at New Orleans and defeating the British. He
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The Indian Removal Act took place in 1830‚ it promised to protect and forever guarantee the Indians lands in the West. The act involved the compromise between Jackson and the Native tribes west of the Mississippi river to be relocated so that he could take over their homelands. Now that the tribes were out of the way there was more land to settle on. Many of the Native Americans suffered from diseases and even starvation on their ways to their other destinations. The five major tribes affected were
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that transpired after Andrew Jacksons Presidency and the Indian policies he put in place have caused Americans to question morality. In an article by Tim Garrison it suggest that the removal of the Cherokees was a product of the demand for arable land during the rampant growth of agriculture‚ the discovery of gold‚ and racial prejudice that many whites possessed towards the Cherokees (Garrison). The tragedy of removing the Cherokee Indians and forcing them out of their ancestral land to soon become
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