Prejudice And Racism In The Trail Of Tears By Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was a General in The United States army, and the 7th president, throughout his presidency he experienced many struggles with the Native Americans like wars and land disputes. In the 1830s he wanted to end these conflicts so he put in place the Indian Removal Act of 1830. I believe Andrew Jackson rightly and correctly removed the Indians. Even though many Indians died along the way Jackson had a reason behind what he did and should not be to blamed for their deaths.

There are many who are against Andrew Jackson because he is a hypocrite. An example of this is how Jackson states he is against slavery but still owned slaves. One has to understand that America was founded on hypocrisy. Essentially what Jackson is trying to do is to make compromises on situations so he can support both sides of an argument to represent as many people as possible.

Throughout Andrew Jackson’s eight years in office, many decisions he made were unsuccessful in helping our growing country continue to prosper. To this day, people still refer to him as King Andrew the First, seeing that many of his actions seemed like abuses of power. Though Jackson’s intentions had the common man in mind, the means by which he tried to please the common man, cast him as a king. Jackson’s abuse of power began when he passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. This act authorized him to negotiate land exchanges with the Natives and led to treaties that paved the way for reluctant and forcible emigration of the Indians from their native lands.

Andrew Jackson, born on March 15,1767 was the 7th president of the United States, who was a self made man, rising to money and power. He is viewed as a controversial historical figure in American history between being a hero or villain. Andrew Jackson is a villain due to his controversial decisions during his presidency, such as the spoils system, the nullification crisis, the Second Bank of the United States, and lastly the most impactful decision, the Indian Removal Policy. Jackson may have been seen as the common man leader,and did many things to benefit the people, but that can not justify his unacceptable actions.

Andrew Jackson has gone down as one of the best presidents in United States history and that’s because he did many great things to improve the United States. Throughout his presidency he constantly abused his power as the president and did many things that expanded the powers of the president. One of the biggest things that President Jackson did while in office was pass the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was when Jackson forced all the Indians to move to the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, while the Supreme Court declared this unconstitutional. Many of the Indians went peacefully, but many of the Indians also decided to protest and take it to the Supreme Court (Darrenkamp). While the court did side with the Indians Jackson and Congress forced the Indians to give up their land. The federal troops were called in to escort the Indians to their new land. Fifteen thousand Indians were forced to move and while on their way about a third of the Indians died, and this event became to be known as the Trail of Tears (Darrenkamp). Jackson had

In the early 19th Century, the Manifest Destiny led many White Americans to conquer new territories and force Native Americans out of their homeland. The growing population caused the need for people to move to have more space for farms and crops. The religious groups were also wanting to sweep God’s word across the nation by going west. The Native Americans were unwilling to give up their land and fought to keep it. Outmatched by the U.S. Military, the Indians were forced to leave and settle in a territory that was not claimed by Whites. Andrew Jackson, the 8th President of the United States, participated in some of the battles with the Natives Americans and the removal of 5 different tribes from their homeland into what is now Oklahoma.1 This research paper is to study about Andrew Jackson, his battles with the Natives, and what led to the Trail of Tears.

While Jackson has done wonders for America, he was not perfect. One of his flaws would be the Indian Removal Act of 1830. While the Cherokee’s march did not happen until after Jackson’s presidency, this can still be traced back to Jackson not upholding the rights of Native Americans during his presidency. This Act forced the Cherokee nation to give up their lands and travel to present day Oklahoma. During this journey, the Native Americans were faced with hunger, diseases and exhaustion because of these problems around 4,000 people died. This brutal movement of the Cherokee would become known as the Trail of

Andrew Jackson was a very controversial President, and had a large impact on our country which shaped it to what it is today. He was loved by many Americans, yet some despised him and his ideas, which was largely due to their race or belief. Despite the hatred that Jackson received, he should be recognized for the enormous impacts he made for our country in its early years.

Andrew Jackson, The United States seventh president, was possibly one of the worst human beings to be president and treated the Native Indians horribly. He, was a bully and used his position to get acts and petitions like the Indian Removal Act passed, to help push Native Indians around so he could get his own way. The Indian Removal Act in and of itself seemingly doesn’t contain that much power, however it was all the power Jackson needed. The circumstances of Jackson’s character and the debates surrounding the Act also lend and interesting lens to examine what Jackson intentions were. When looking at Jackson and how he managed to relocate the Native it becomes substantially more integral to examine all the documents with a wide scope to see how he even managed the relocation of Natives.

Jackson took part in many wars; the first war he fought in was the war of Hanging rock which was against the British. He would later go on to battle in small skirmishes against British symthisizers and tories. Andrew was not fighting those wars alone, he had his country on his side but he also had is older brothers to look up to. He fought with them until his oldest brother was killed in action when Jackson was just 13. Later on him and his brother were both captured and taken as prisoners. They were able to get out of jail and go free, but that did not last to long. Andrew’s brother died shortly after from small pox, both him and his brother were infected while they were in prison. This would not be the last battle Andrew would fight in though, even though not to long after his mother was killed while she was helping in the war, he would go onto be one of the greatest war hero’s of all time. It wasn’t till the war of 1812 that Jackson would become a world wide known hero. This war was very significant because of Andrew Jacksons quick and very smart thinking. The war of 1812 was a war between the United states and the British army that would go on for a total of 32 months. Jackson was not heard to much of until

Before the Eastern World knew that the America’s were there, natives to the American lands were already here and thriving. As the land was discovered, more and more people from the European side of the Hemisphere traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to stake a claim for land in this newfound world. Throughout these Europeans settling in, and making new homes and lives for themselves these natives stayed to their own ways, and were slowly pushed westward. The problems between the Indians and now Americans were brought to the forefront as the population of the states grew, and there was a need for expansion. When the Louisiana Purchase was struck between the United States and France, the land previously inhabited by the natives were now under the control of the United States government. As the population continued to climb in numbers, individuals along with the United States government decided to take actions for the removal of these natives. Throughout the book, The Long, Bitter Trail, Andrew Jackson and the Indians by: Anthony F.C. Wallace, the events leading up to, during, and the effects of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Individuals such as Andrew Jackson along with the government used different methods to remove these Indians from the southeastern lands of the United States. Starting in the beginning of the 1800’s,

Jackson’s reputation was established during the War of 1812, namely from the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson’s victory in New Orleans was described by Robert Remini in his book entitled, “The Life of Andrew Jackson” as a “ stupendous victory. It was the greatest feat of American arms up to that time. It was a

To start, Andrew Jackson was very racist. It was common to be racist in the 1830s but, he was extremely racist. He was a slave-owner, he owned as many as three hundred slaves in his lifetime. Jackson’s presidency marked a massive expansion of slavery. During the Creek War in 1813, Jackson’s forces killed 800 of the Creeks and then slaughtered the women and children or the Creeks.

Thomas Jefferson was once known for believing that Native American people were capable of integration into the American system. According to the film, “Trail of Tears,” President Jefferson told the Indians, “You will unite yourselves with us. Join our great councils and form one people with us…You will mix with us by marriage. Your blood will run within our veins, and will spread us over this great continent.” However, after being elected President, he passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This unforeseen shift in support is highly debated between historians today. Some believe that Andrew Jackson held an unfavorable attitude towards Native Americans ever since the War of 1812 and the Creek War. He frequently clashed with Native American people

Struggling through life’s difficulties, Andrew Jackson was an extraordinary leader that was able to overcome his struggles and inspire many people. Many historians and laymen look down upon President Jackson for his role in the Trail of Tears, yet many overlook the incredible leadership skills he had. The first leadership skill he was the ability to maintain order of his men. The next important leadership skill he had was.