How Were The Native Americans Treated Under Andrew Jackson's Presidency?

If there was one lesson I could teach it would be the gruesome treatment of Native Americans under Andrew Jackson’s presidency. Prior to Jackson’s presidency Native Americans had been treated poorly. Since the arrival of the first Europeans the natives had experienced abuse and enslavement. Some were brutally slaughtered in wars over territory or had been exposed to diseases. Others were forced to assimilate to European ideals. For example, in 1819 Congress had tried to “civilize” the natives by converting them to the Christian faith. However, many remained hesitant. The list of atrocities committed against them over the years just seemed to expand. But one of the worst events that ever happened was under Jackson’s presidency. When Andrew