Indian Removal Act

The Age of Jefferson and Jackson had many similarities as well as differences in the cultural realms. Both of them being democratic gave them similar, but at the same time contrasting views. As the third president of the US, Thomas Jefferson did much for his people. Prohibiting slave importation during his second term and adding the 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution, Jefferson worked hard to improve life for Americans. He wrote the Declaration of Independence, found the…

Indian Removal: Is it justified? The Act of Removal of the Cherokee Indians was a rough era in history. The Removal of the Indians happened because the citizens of Georgia wanted to mine on their land. The Cherokee Indians had refused to let them mine on their land because the land belonged to the legally and they were not going to let some strangers come and take their land away from them. How would you like it if someone came into your house and told you to leave? I don't think that you…

When the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed, it gave the president, Andrew Jackson, power to talk to the tribes and negotiate them into signing a treaty saying that they will move to the Indian Territory. He promised money and new land, and most tribes moved, but the Cherokee refused, and for good reasons. The Indian Removal act was not justified at all since the Cherokee helped us during the war of 1812, the Supreme Court already sided with the…

steadily pursued for nearly thirty years, in relation to the removal of the Indians beyond the white settlements is approaching to a happy consummation” (Library of Congress, Jackson, 1830). At that time however only two tribes agreed to leave their land, the others were not in agreement with the Indian Removal Act. In response, the American Indians fought back on a political level, Chief John Ross who represented the majority of the American Indians who did not want to leave their lands tried…

The Indian Removal Act The Indian Removal Act was an event that happened in 1838. This event was the removal of the Cherokee. The U.S Congress pass this act so that the americans could move to their lands. It was not right for the americans to take the Cherokee lands. The lands that the americans moved to are the rightful property of the tribes. The lands don’t belong to the states. The Indian Removal Act was not justified. One reason the indian removal act was not justified is because the…

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was one of America's greatest rhetorical manipulations; as well as, a tragic fate for thousands of Native Americans. President Jackson addresses Congress stating, "It gives me pleasure to announce to Congress that the benevolent policy of the Government...in relation to the removal of the Indians beyond the white settlements is approaching to a happy consummation” (President Jackson's address to Congress). The language used not only misrepresents what actually…

The Indian Removal Act, which was passed by Congress in 1830, completely changed the path for the future in multiple aspects. In determining what impact this event still has on our country today, one must start by analyzing the relationships between Native Americans, the United States government, and the common white settler. Additionally, one must analyze how the removal of these tribes affected not only them, but the white settlers. Socially, Native Americans were viewed as no more than…

Cherokee territory and continuously passing laws that would abolish Cherokee infrastructure. Their land is claimed and given to white Georgians. 1828, President Jackson is elected and immediately sets sight on Cherokees, two years later comes the Indian Removal Act of 1830 where the Federal government…

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 The Indian Removal Act of 1830 is a very highly debated act. According to Johansen (2000), the removal of the “civilized tribes” from their homeland is one of the most notable chapters in history of American land relations (pg. 80). The removal influenced the natives in more ways than you can imagine. They had to change the way they live, the way they do things, the way they dress and even some had to speak a different language if they wanted to remain in their…

“Cherokee blood, if not destroyed, will win it’s course in beings of fair complexions, who will read that their ancestors became civilized under the frowns of misfortune, and the causes of their enemies.” This quote is a prime example of the hardships that the Cherokees had to endure and live with. The Cherokees are of Iroquoian decent and they are one of the five tribes that had settled in Southeast America. They were known as being the most culturally and socially advanced in the 19th century…