...THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830 Migdalia Tuero HIST101: American History to 1877 Professor Kathleen Davis February 13, 2014 There are several historical events and issues that have impacted the contemporary political development among American history. In the history of America one of these groups are the Native Americans. The white man throughout the South called for a removal of the Indian peoples. They wanted the Native Indians to be resettled to the west because their presence created a problem for the white man who needed additional land for settlement. “The status of Native American peoples posed an equally complex political problem” (Henretta, Edwards, Self 2012, 302). Therefore, Andrew Jackson posed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This Act was passed on May 28, 1830 in order to authorize the president to give unsettled land in the west to the eastern state Indians as part of the removal from their land. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 removed the Native Americans from their rightful lands and it also is responsible for the deaths of 4000 Native American Indians. In 1830, the population in the states of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and, Florida amongst other southern states, were growing rapidly, therefore it appeared that the “removal to the West seemed the only way to protect Indian peoples from alcoholic devastation and financial exploitation and to preserve the Indians’ culture” (Henretta et al. 2012, 302). However, this was not the case and...
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...There has been much controversy about whether Andrew Jackson should remain on the $20 bill or should be replaced. Andrew Jackson should remain on the $20 bill because of many reasons. He deserves to stay on the $20 bill as a symbol of the Era of the Common Man. Some of these reasons include the destruction of the Second Bank of the United States, the prevention of nullification of South Carolina, and the Indian removal act. The Second Bank of the United States was created in 1816. It was the successor of the First Bank of the United States, and it was “America’s premier financial institution,” as stated in the document ‘Old Slickery. Jackson aimed to destroy the bank because it enabled the rich to get richer, while the poor stays poor. According...
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...decisions, which will change the country for the better, and do what's best for the growth of all the individuals. Some people would believe that Andrew Jackson was an excellent president for a range of reasons; some would object and say that Andrew Jackson was a terrible president. The Indian Removal Act, spoils system, and also the capturing of Florida are many “accomplishments” Andrew Jackson has done. Jackson is currently notable for being somewhat of a contradiction as a result of he did do plenty of excellent changes towards our country, however he has done things considered cruel...
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...became known as The Trail of Tears. This forced mass exodus has left a blemish on the legacies of both President Andrew Jackson and America. The Trail of Tears was the path the Native Americans were forced to take from the southeastern United States to west of the Mississippi River. The entire length of this forced journey was...
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...Andrew Jackson was the first president to be born in a log cabin. He was not New England wealthy elite, like his opponent John Quincy Adams. If the electors were appointed by the legislature, he did not have a chance of becoming president. When he ran for president in 1828, the land ownership requirements were taken away for the first time, giving all white adult males the chance to vote. In the words of Thomas Bailey and David Kennedy, “the election was a “revolution” comparable to that of 1800.” (Changes in elections- document 2) The election of 1828 was a more democratic election, therefore electing a more democratic president. Due to the new electoral system, Jackson invented the Spoils System to ‘thank’ his supporters. Being a war hero, Jackson thought that To the Victors belong the Spoils. The ‘spoils’ were not just money though. Jackson rewarded his supporters with government jobs, saying “I submit, therefore, to you consideration whether the efficiency of the government would not be promoted … and integrity better secured by a general extension of the law which limits appointments to four years.” (Spoils System document 2)...
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...Andrew Jackson: Evil Tyrant or a Hero for the Common Man? Name: _________________________________________________________ Class: ________________ Guiding Question: Our study of Jackson’s presidency will be focused on answering the question: Was Andrew Jackson an evil tyrant who abused presidential power, ruthlessly killed Native Americans and defied the Supreme Court; or was he a proud hero of the common man who sought to bring an end to the power of the wealthy upper class in government? Assignments for the week: You are responsible for reading all of Chapter 12 in the textbook (p. 353-371) by the end of the week. You are also responsible for reviewing this website as homework: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson The Life of Andrew Jackson Video Questions: 1. What incident early in Jackson’s life made him hate the British? Why? 2. Describe Jackson’s early life and social status. 3. List some words that describe Jackson’s character as a young man. 4. What profession (job) did Jackson pursue when he was 18? 5. What happened in Jackson’s first duel? What did it prove about him? 6. Why was Jackson’s marriage controversial? How did this hurt him later? 7. Describe Jackson’s first attempt at serving as a politician in Washington. 8. What happened in Jackson’s second duel? 9. Why did Jackson earn the nickname “Old Hickory”? 10. What was the “Redstick War”? What role did Andrew Jackson play? 11. What did Andrew Jackson do with a young Native American child captured...
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...President Andrew Jackson's message to congress "On Indian Removal" is substantially different from "Samuels Memory" by Michael Rutledge in terms of language and tone. You can see clear differences in the use of diction/sentence structure and connotation in both documents. The most obvious difference between the two is sentence structure. Andrew Jackson uses many complex and compound sentences while Michael Rutledge uses short simple sentences. The very first sentence of Andrew Jackson message to congress is "it gives me great pleasure to announce to congress that the benevolent policy of the Government, steadily pursued for nearly thirty years, in relation to the removal of the Indians beyond the white settlements is approaching to a happy consummation." In contrast, the first...
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...United States experienced the “democratization of politics.” Jackson did like to get the people’s insight on his ideas but most of the time he went his own way and did things that upset the Americans. Although the Jacksonian Era showed signs of democratization of politics, democracy was not as relevant as you might think. There are several ways in which president Andrew Jackson was not “democratic”, including a Bank of the United States, American politics and society in general; and the most significant cause of Jackson’s undemocratic approach is the Indian Removal Act. The Bank of the United States was something that Andrew Jackson hated. Even though most of Jackson’s...
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...Andrew Jackson was the first self-made man to be elected as the President of the United States. Jackson gained popularity as being a military hero and because he showed sympathy toward the common man. Although Jackson did good for some minorities, by enabling white men with no land to their name to vote, his tendencies to make decisions based on personal belief caused thousands of deaths and hardships to other large minority groups that were not white men. With the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828, the democratic party was born. The election of 1828 saw the first time that men without wealth and land were able to vote. The democratic party hated that political elites decided who would lead the nation and how what the majority wanted was ignored. Jackson understood the views of the majority and hated the rich elite. Jackson's hatred for the wealthy appeared when he vetoed the bill to re- charter the Second National Bank of the United States. Many people viewed the bank as tool of the wealthy that made the rich, richer and the poor, poorer. Jackson showed the Democratic party that he sympathized with them and cared about their well-being and was sympathetic, something a president had not done before....
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...Andrew Jackson’s likeness is found on the front of every twenty dollar bill, but most Americans know very little about our seventh President. Jackson’s influence on America was both positive and negative. He was a popular military commander and in his political career advocated the expansion of democracy to include the common citizen, not just the elite class. He believed the national bank favored the wealthy and …..Yet, he also oversaw the forced removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands. Jackson influence can still be felt almost 200 years after his death. Jackson became an American military hero during the War of 1812. As Major General in the US Army, Jackson was responsible for the 7th District, which included Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana territory. In 1814, the British Army had become more aggressive, invading Maine and New England. On August 24, they were successful in capturing and burning Washington. After learning of a British plan to attack through the south, Jackson worked to strengthen his defenses in Mobile and...
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...Many Presidents before President Jackson wanted the Indians removed, but Jackson actually did it. Instead of just labeling him a racist or greedy. Let’s look at why he did it. Was there pressure from others inside and outside the government to remove the Indians? Although President Andrew Jackson was the first of a list of prior presidents to succeed in the removal of the Native Americans, one cannot completely assume his motives were not selfish ones. Not only for him but for the people in his favor, the common man. In the past, it may have seemed like a respectable decision but present day it may not be seen as such. The land owned by the Native Americans were valuable, which could be put to good use by the white planters and farmers...
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...Andrew Jackson viewed Native Americans harshly, criticizing how they lived by stereotyping them as savages. As agriculture and population increased, Jackson believed that the Cherokee were occupying valuable territory, which could be used for other necessities such as expanding farms and plantations. In the 1830’s, Andrew Jackson’s administration passed the Indian Removal Act; therefore causing the Cherokee Indians to travel to the west of the Mississippi river resulting in thousands of deaths. When the Indian Removal Act was set into place there was a drastic change in the political policies; however, the Cherokee tribes economic and social policies remained consistent. Many Native Americans assimilated to an American lifestyle by changing...
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...Compared to the early 1800's standards, President Andrew Jackson did not demonstrate democracy on numerous occasions. He violated the Constitution by overriding the Supreme Court's decision to let Indians remain untouched in their land, and kicked the Indian tribes out of Georgia and sent them on the notorious Trail of Tears (Doc 8). Jackson again failed to practice democracy when he assigned his supporters as the nation's leaders, even though some of them were thieves and hurt the people. He was being nondemocratic and was not thinking of everyone beyond the common white man. Although some would argue that Andrew Jackson was democratic when he paid special attention to the poor, he failed to make both the powerful and the common people...
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...differences between Presidents Jefferson and Jackson in their perceptions of Native people? Jefferson followed more the principal of assimilation of Native Americans. He saw Native American tribes as sovereign nations that should be recognized by the U.S. His ideal was to assimilate Native Americans into an agriculture based economy wherein they could participate in his agrarian vision of the United States. His idea for obtaining Indian lands was to buy them or to gain them by the process of letting the Indians get indebted to the United States to the degree that they would be forced into giving up land resources to cover that debt. If this plan failed Jefferson was more than willing to use forced removal and extermination as a means for obtaining the land America needed for its growth. In this respect he can be considered the true “Father of Indian Removal” as policy for the United States in dealing with Native Americans (Rockwell, 2010). Jackson was a fierce opponent to treating Native American tribes as sovereign foreign nations; he did not believe that the U.S. should treaty with them. Jackson also held the reputation of being an ‘Indian Hater’; especially in the eyes of Native Americans who gave him the nickname “Indian Killer” or as the Cherokee called him, “Sharp Knife”. This nickname came about during Jackson’s military career during battles with Creek, Cherokee and Seminole tribes. His battle tactics were extremely brutal. Jackson even went so far as to encourage his men...
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...Who really was Andrew Jackson? Most people know that he was a United States president and a war commander. However, he was much more than that. He was just a normal civilian and he didn't come from money or power . He and his brothers were in poverty when they were children. He changed from when he was a kid to an adult. He was the owner of a lot of slaves. Jackson made inadequate choices during his presidency. In my opinion, Andrew Jackson was a far bigger villain than a hero. Andrew Jackson did many things that made him a villain. One of these things is that he was a major slave owner. A hero would not be someone who makes other people be their slaves. Also, owning slaves was Jackson's first major source of wealth. Using other people...
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