Andrew Jackson our Seventh President of the United States of America‚ served from March 4‚ 1829 to March 4‚ 1837. From nicknames to legendary stories the list can go on about this man. Many argue with each other about if he was a good president or an evil tyrant. There are many reasons to go for either side‚ the debate about him is a very contemporary one‚ but I chose to say that he was a good President. Reasons are for the great things he accomplished during his presidency. During his time many
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history. Some of the wars in our history were fought over Indian Removal. According to Ron Soodalter‚ “The Second Seminole War erupted over broken treaties that repeatedly changed the boundaries of the Seminole reservation and finally sought to push the Seminoles out of Florida altogether”. That sounds a little harsh to try and control the land of the Indian tribes. However that is just the way things were back then. Back then the Indians were considered one of the United States biggest enemies.
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Government was careful not to antagonize the Indians and sought to treat them with mutual respect. This is evidenced in early treaties where the term “Red Brothers” was used to convey this sentiment of equality. By 1800 interaction between the Indian and white settlers had become quite common through trade. Many Indians traded for household goods‚ traps and tools. The US became concerned about the cultural differences and sought to improve the Indian station in life by providing education. The
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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 for being a part of the land he so desired for his beloved country. His unnecessary brutality went essentially unpunished in the government -- which in itself is awful‚ but not the point. During his presidency‚ remembering the lack of reprimand‚ Jackson penned the Indian Removal Act to send the Cherokee people off the land
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in forcing the Indian tribes to leave their homeland and move to the Oklahoma territory. I believe the Tribes were taken advantage of and abused by the states whenever possible. In 1971 the Cherokee tribe was in the process of making treaties with United States. The state of Georgia recognized the Cherokee tribe as a nation allowing them to make their own laws and follow their native customs. In the late 1700’s their land started to be invaded by the white man. The Cherokee Indians began to move
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• The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28‚ 1830 • The Indian Removal Act authorized the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders • The Indian lands‚ located in parts of Georgia‚ Alabama‚ North Carolina‚ Florida and Tennessee‚ was valuable‚ and it grew to be more coveted as white settlers flooded the region. • The Indian Removal Act opened up the lands to white settlement still held
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harsh the treatment of Native Americans in the past was‚ the relocation and removal of the Natives was a necessary action‚ allowing the United States with the global status it possesses today. The relocation movements of Native Americans during the period of Western Expansion‚ though at times inhumane and cruel‚ were crucial for the ultimate growth and development of America. Even preceding the major acts of Indian removal enforced during the American Expansion movement‚ the United States had recognized
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Indies to be exact) and naturally he called the inhabitants Indians. Today we refer to them as Native Americans. Fast forward to about 300 years later; The Indian Removal Act. What made President Andrew Jackson pass off such an act‚ one that would forcibly remove the Natives from their land? And how would he justify his actions? This essay’s main objective will be to discuss the removal and the reasons why it was carried out. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 is arguably one of the most harsh and immoral
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move people to the West. The government passed the Indian Removal Policy in the year 1830‚ which called for the removal of Native Americans from the Tennessee‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia areas. It also moved the Seminole capital‚ Echota‚ in Tennessee to the new capital called New Echota‚ Georgia and then eventually to the Indian Territory. The Indian Territory was declared in the Act of Congress in 1830 with the Indian Removal Policy. Elias Boudinot‚ Major Ridge‚ and John Ridge
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Elizabeth Nichols 2nd period 3/20/10 The Indian Removal Act Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. This act called for the government to make treaties that required Native Americans to relocate west. Jackson thought that this policy was “just and liberal.” He thought the Native Americans would be able to keep their way of life. He was wrong. The Indian Removal Act brought a lot of hardship to the Native Americans. It also forever changed the relationship between whites and Native
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