John Ross Indian Removal Act

The Removal Act of 1830 was signed by seventh President of the U.S., Andrew Jackson. This act allowed the President to explore unsettled lands pushing the Indians west. The act was not in specific removal of Indian tribes, but in order to acquire their land with treaties. Andrew Jackson professed the Indian Removal Act would be best for the tribes to get away from the whites and it gave them their chance to escape U.S. power. In Jackson's eyes, removing the Indians will also grant them a happiness that they find on their journey. In Jackson's speech to congress he states, ¨It will separate the Indians from immediate contact with settlements of whites; free them from the power of the States; enable them to pursue happiness in their own way and under their own rude institutions.¨ One of Jackson's other main concerns for the Indians was their deteriorating population in an area on the ring of fire of whitemen, he says ¨... progress of decay, which is lessening their numbers, and perhaps cause them gradually, under the protection of the Government and …show more content…
Federal Troops were sent to Georgia to harass the Cherokee tribe and push them across the Mississippi. John Ross’ document explains why the removal would be cruel and unjust. As John Ross stated, ¨We wish to remain on the land of our fathers. We have a perfect and original right to remain without interruption or molestation.¨ One of the biggest problems with moving west is the homeland. Native American tribes are well known for worshiping their ground. Land to them is a sacred possession that their ancestors gave to them. Ross says ¨... still it is not the land of our birth, nor of our affections. It contains neither the scenes of our childhood, nor the graves of our fathers. . . .¨ Ross spoke for many tribes when he spoke out. The Indians had zero interest whatsoever in migrating west and were genuinely scared of what could be out