The Role Of Native Americans In Andrew Jackson's War

Andrew Jackson gave a great speech on a terrible idea that he got passed which lead to the terrible treatment of Native Americans. Michael Rutledge wrote about his native American grandfathers harrowing tale as he endured that treatment on the infamous trail of tears. The two documents are written from opposite sides of the removal of Native Americans from their land and the deadly Trail of Tears they were forced to endure. There are many noticeable differences between the way each document is written. The tone, sentence structure, and opinions of the authors are very different.

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.

The U.S Army and the desire for warfare with the Indians was one of the reasons

President Andrew Jackson was known as "the peoples President" and rightly so due to his life before he became president. He was a lawyer and a soldier which led him to an understanding of what the American people wanted or didn't want. His beliefs of an equality spread through American politics and his decisions throughout his presidency made a lasting impact on America.

Gold was discovered near Cherokee territory in Georgia. As result, Georgia desired to remove the Cherokees and relocate the Cherokees to lands west of the Mississippi river. This struck a major debate. Andrew Jackson was known to support the removal of Native Americans, so the state of Georgia took advantage of the scenario. With little difficulty, the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830. The Cherokees did not relocate without a civilized fight. They sent several documents to Congress to argue their case. These documents included three arguments to support the sovereignty of the Cherokee nation. These three arguments were Great Britain saw the Cherokees as separated nation from the Colonists, George Washington saw them as an independent nation, and the Cherokees had the same natural rights as the United States.

The soldiers told the Sioux that as long as they gave up some of their land they would give them a peace treaty.The Sioux no longer wanted to fight so they agreed and gave up some of their land to the government.

President Andrew Jackson only wanted the best for the Native Americans and wanted them to relocate to a place

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.

Historically, the people of the United States and the Native tribes couldn’t live together, they fought because the two sides competed for superiority. The United States Government sought to put an end to the violent clashes with the American people and the Natives tribes. A resolution was the Indian Removal Act, with this, the United States became safer, wealthier, and stronger; And the Natives, which they saw as inferior, would leave. This Act wasn’t easy for the Native tribes, they left the land their ancestors had built them, and experienced a long road ahead of them to rebuild again.

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,

From its birth, America was a place of inequality and privilege. Since Columbus 's arrival and up until present day, Native American tribes have been victim of white men 's persecution and tyranny. This was first expressed in the 1800’s, when Native Americans were driven off their land and forced to embark on the Trail of Tears, and again during the Western American- Indian War where white Americans massacred millions of Native Americans in hatred. Today, much of the Indian Territory that was once a refuge for Native Americans has since been taken over by white men, and the major tribes that once called these reservations home are all but gone. These events show the discrimination and oppression the Native Americans faced. They were, and continue to be, pushed onto reservations,

Andrew Jackson was our seventh president, elected in 1828 and 1832. Often called common man’s president, Jackson was originally looked at as a voice of the american people. However, history has proven that he did not stand by his word and did not deserve that title. His abuse of power, mass genocide and incredibly stupid economic plans caused harmful effects throughout America for many years. Jackson should not be remember as a hero but more as a villain, who did more to protect himself than then the people he was supposed to protect.

After the Louisiana Purchase the land gained more and more value. The Indian Removal act was implemented and many were thrown out by force. As Andrew Jackson came into power, bigger changes began to take effect began to come and it was not good for the Indians. People who were okay living with the Indians began to be shunned away. The theme according to Zinn is the mistreatment that the Indians had to go through with whites wanting their land, unfortunately for them, they had no voice in the matter and were simply gotten rid of. He talks about the sadness that overcame them and the greediness of the whites, in which made up most of the population. They did not want to leave and that is where the line “As long as grass grows and water runs”

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States of America. He came into the presidency during a time when America had plateaued in its expansion west, the issue of slavery causing issues between the states, and corrupt government officials were abundant.

The Indian Removal Act was supposed to give Native Americans the option to stay on their sacred land, but they were driven out involuntarily anyway. Jackson did not abide by the Indian Removal Act passed through congress, which exemplified absolute abuse of his power as president. “ In both houses of Congress, a substantial block of legislators