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What was the Indian Removal act of 1838 and what did it do to the Indians and the whites rights?
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Answer (by a non-Indian): The Removal act was set by Andrew Jackson, our president at the time, and he was all for getting rid of the Indians if it improved our country. Calling the Indians "children in need of guidance" & "Indians hold the keys to the treasure vaults of the United States" he set up the Indian Removal Act (1830), passed it through congress, and it became a law. He set up treaties and got rid of most of the Indians in the south, pushing them off to the west. They were given less land then they started out with, and they were given poor land, that they really couldn't work with. Many died during the trip, called the Trail Of Tears. Over 4000 Cherokees died during the 1000 mile trip, and most of them died in the make-shift forts from lack of food and warm clothing. Several hundred were shot for sport by board whites who then sued the USA to burry them at 35.00 each. It really damaged Indian thoughts towards whites, and the whites got a reputation among the Indians, mostly towards the President, as being untrustworthy.
Addendum: In fact the self name of the Cherokee changed in concept because of these acts. Indians were thought of as "real people" and "whites" were though of as 'less than human' because of their actions. This same line of thought exists today in many tribal people (This Authors as well).
Changes to Rights were simple. As the US Supreme Court found, Indians have no rights, and whites have all rights including the right to murder Indians for sport and take their property anytime they wish. (Cherokee Nation vs Georgia).
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