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Background Information and Thesis When America was still in its early years, Indians had a socioeconomic status less than that of a black person -- that is unless they became assimilated tax payers. The U.S. government toyed with them like puppets for years as America expanded west, forcibly securing them in federally controlled reservations under the guise of protecting them. By the mid 1800’s, all Native American tribes resided west of the Mississippi River on reservations due to the Indian…

“Fearless, principled, and damaged, Andrew Jackson was one of the fiercest and most controversial men ever to serve as president of the United States” (Wilentz 2). According to Sean Wilentz, he actually “came to be regarded, for better or worse, as the embodiment of the democratic idea” (8). This is inherently true as Jackson himself personified the American Paradox, wherein the country openly participated in the enslaving of millions while touting their democracy and the inalienable human…

the Indians during his inaugural speech that was held on March 4, 1829. He declared that the removal would strengthen the southwestern. Andrew Jackson believed that the Cherokees would be better off in the west; without the influence from local authority and white men. Monday, March 23, 1829, Andrew Jackson gave a memo to the creeks that he was the father leader of his children, and that they should trust him. Meachum stated: "As a people, the Indians were neither autonomous nor independent,…

Enduring a cultural, spiritual, and physical bludgeoning since its first contact with European society, the Cherokee Nation succumbed to the foreign power in the first half of the nineteenth century. However, as tensions rose between the two entities, nationalist attitudes emerged to justify the arguments on both sides of the struggle. The United States’ perpetual infringement of Indian sovereignty inspired both sentiments of opposition and reluctant submission within the indigenous nation.…

The Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Nation was involved in the Civil War as a “foreign ally.” Their location was on Confederate lands, which made them an ally of the rebellion. The Confederacy was highly outnumbered by the Union, so the Cherokee Nation was a benefit for the Confederacy. The weapons they invented were new to the Confederacy, but they quickly learned because it was their only shot at becoming less outnumbered with weapons. The Cherokees made a positive impact on the size of the…

Based on the documents that I studied and the text of the U.S. Constitution, I disagree with the statement that the U.S. government was justified in forcing the Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River to leave their homeland to move to the Oklahoma territory. I believe that the Natives were cheated out of their land Document One summarizes the uphill battle between the Natives and the settlers. According to Document One, "Land greed was a big reason for the federal government's position…

During the era of 1820-1830, Jackson’s Democrats created a popular political party. Democrats were, led by the leader Jackson. He was a war idol and was a man who lived for the country and its people. Jackson’s followers who supported him and shaped the party were also for the public. Such standards were shown throughout numerous times in the time period. The democrats were ultimate defenders of the American people and Constitution. They were caretakers of the individual rights. The supporters…

President Andrew Jackson’s actions regarding the treatment of Native Americans has been a highly researched topic among historians. Daniel Smith reevaluates how Cherokees responded to the Indian removal policy and how those responses divided Cherokee Nation among the leaders. Smith also questions the goodness of patriotism of the Cherokee Nation as well as the land itself. The love of the Cherokee people and the love of the land they cultivated and cared for are at odds when the treat of removal…

Between the years 1750 and 1865 the philosophy of Republicanism and virtue changed. Republicanism was the idea of being ruled by people with “virtue”. In the early years of America’s independence people such as John Hancock believed only rich white men that owned property had virtue. They were the only ones allowed to hold office and vote. The idea of “virtue” had changed dramatically after the Civil War in 1865. From 1750 to 1865 Poor whites, Women and Blacks attempted to become “virtuous” and…

Andrew Jackson overstepped his authority and abused the power of the executive branch. Jackson used his executive power to enforce the federal power of the laws that he chose to enforce while others he gave the states more power over enforcement. He also owned more than 300 slaves in his life time which he treated poorly and he acted like a friend to the Indians but then forced them out west. Jackson believed that extending the charter of the Second Bank of the United States was a form of…