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treatment were made under his presidency. Most significantly affected by Jackson’s supremacist ideals were the Native Americans by his largely controversial Indian Removal Act. As part of the Indian Removal Act, the 5 civilized tribes of Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole were systematically removed from their homes and promised land west of the Mississippi. Because these…

Mississippi officially became a state in December of 1917; however it had been explored for many years prior. The first settlers in Mississippi were Native Americans. Some of the more popular tribes in Mississippi were the Natchez, Choctaws, and Chickasaws; however, the white settlers moving in did not approve of the Indians. (Lecture Notes 9/2) It was said, “The province of Louisiana will never be tranquil until the Chickasaws have been destroyed or until they have been obliged to go and…

Numerous policies were made between the Indians and Whites; however, the majority of these policies were broken. The decision from Jackson Administrations to remove the Cherokee Indians to unknown land west of the Mississippi River during the 1830’s was no shock. The decision was an extensive continuation of previous social and economic treaties the Americans made with the Indian Cherokees, but there was a distinct change involving the political policies made between the two groups. Many…

The United States in the 19th Century was at the finest moment in their history as they entered into a new political, economic, and social movement that would build America to what it is today. In the early parts of the century, we had purchased incredible amounts of vast land, won a war against the most powerful country in the world, and started an early landmark movement called the Industrial Revolution, the start to what would be known as manifest destiny later in the century. Andrew…

The Indian Removal Act, or Trail of Tears, was a massive forced migration of many Indian tribes in the southeastern United States in the mid 1800’s. The Indian Removal Act caused a massive disturbance in the Native American tribes of the southeast United States. In the early 1830’s thousands of Cherokee Indians lived on a vast expanse of the southeastern United States, however, in the end of the 1840’s hardly any remained as a result of the Indian Removal Act (History). The Indian Removal Act…

After reading the text provided I came to the conclusion that the relationship between the Native Americans and the United States was in constant turmoil. The text is littered with many treaties made with the Natives and the effect these had on all parties involved. The westward expansion caused numerous battles and debates among the politicians and tribes. A quote from the article A Shawnee Argues for an Untied Indian Resistance, 1810 states “After mistreatment of the Native Americans by…

Indian people (Jackson). The document says it gives Andrew Jackson the pleasure to announce the Congress that the goal to remove Indians from east of the Mississippi after nearly 30 years almost ends happily (Jackson). He says two important tribes, Choctaw and Chickasaw already accepted emigration, and he hopes the rest of the tribes will do the same thing. Next, he says this Indian Removal will benefit the United States, individual states and the Indians as well (Jackson). He lists some…

Was Andrew Jackson a “good” president? The presidency of Andrew Jackson has sparked controversy as to whether or not he really was the patriotic war-hero many have made him out to be. Despite the speculation of Jackson’s success as president, it can be agreed upon that Andrew Jackson made great strides for the United States during his imperfect presidency. Andrew Jackson accomplished much during the two terms he served as president. One notable feat of Jackson was that he was able to pay off…

In the first half of the 1800s, America would double in size from the original thirteen British colonies to the entire span of the continent, from the east to the west coast. This was mainly due to the idea of Manifest destiny, defined as the god given right to expand westward and cover the entire continent. Numerous expansionist events took place throughout the period, such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Oregon treaty, and the Mexican secession. All of these imperialistic events allowed…

Discussion of doc 67, Rise of the Cotton Kingdom (1836) 1. How does Norcom’s letter suggest the interconnection between the fate of Native Americans and the opportunities open to white migrants to Mississippi? Norcoms letter clearly points out the rapid, almost spontaneous growth in wealth among the white migrants. Men who could not even afford a pair of shoes made a fortune over a short period of time by basically looking for land in the forest that was viable for growing cotton, direct lazy…