Bruises, tears, and broken bones implanted on an individual as they attempt to stay on the east of the Mississippi. The removal of Indians resulted in this brutal effect. They were moved from their home and had to leave the graves of their ancestors and everything behind as they were forced to transfer to the west. Andrew Jackson’s proposed Indian Removal Act of 1830 is the main cause of this malice and inhumanity. Racism to Indians plays a large role in the concept and action of this act. In Andrew Jackson’s annual message Transcript of President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress ‘On Indian Removal’ (1830), Jackson’s words prove that the Indian Removal Act of 1830 exemplifies government advocacy towards racism. In Transcript of President
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He states, “By opening the whole territory between Tennessee on the north and Louisiana on the south to the settlement of the whites it will incalculably strengthen the southwestern frontier and render the adjacent States strong enough to repel future invasions without remote aid” (Jackson, 2). Jackson demonstrates that the Indians on the land make them more of a target to other nations. He states that keeping only white men will make the frontier immensely stronger. The frontier will advance economically, Jackson implies that the Indians are weakening the land and their reputation. Furthermore, Jackson states, that the removement of Indians will “relieve the whole State of Mississippi and the western part of Alabama of Indian occupancy, and enable those States to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power” (Jackson, 2). Jackson entails that Indians are a major cause of regress for the future. He places blame on them because they do not do what the average white man does: Indians act like ‘savages’ and white men act civilized. He claims that without the Indians on the land, they will be able to exponentially improve. Additionally, this comment can be perceived as a racist comment due to Jackson remarking that Indians will be the cause of the frontier's
He states, “By opening the whole territory between Tennessee on the north and Louisiana on the south to the settlement of the whites it will incalculably strengthen the southwestern frontier and render the adjacent States strong enough to repel future invasions without remote aid” (Jackson, 2). Jackson demonstrates that the Indians on the land make them more of a target to other nations. He states that keeping only white men will make the frontier immensely stronger. The frontier will advance economically, Jackson implies that the Indians are weakening the land and their reputation. Furthermore, Jackson states, that the removement of Indians will “relieve the whole State of Mississippi and the western part of Alabama of Indian occupancy, and enable those States to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power” (Jackson, 2). Jackson entails that Indians are a major cause of regress for the future. He places blame on them because they do not do what the average white man does: Indians act like ‘savages’ and white men act civilized. He claims that without the Indians on the land, they will be able to exponentially improve. Additionally, this comment can be perceived as a racist comment due to Jackson remarking that Indians will be the cause of the frontier's