Jackson and Boudinot believed that Indian Removal was in the best interest of the Cherokee because they thought it would protect them from the encroachment of white settlers and potential violence. They argued that relocating to new territories would allow the Cherokee to maintain their way of life and sovereignty without the constant threat of conflict. Additionally, they believed that assimilation into American society was more feasible in a different location, where the Cherokee could develop their own economy and governance away from settler pressures.
Andrew Jackson
to resist removal they sued the government,wrote a protest letter and jackson ignored this and made them leave!
Indian Removal Act.
A guy named Jackson wants to remove the Cherokee because they have better land. He said that the land out west is better, but it's really not. The Cherokee do not believe him because he has broken every single promise he has made to them. That's the Cherokee Removal act.
Jackson ordered the Cherokee to be driven from their homes in the SE United States, and forced to walk to Oklahoma. Known as the Trail of Tears, this forced movement killed about 1/3rd of all the Cherokee people. This was contrary to treaty, and to orders from the Supreme Court.
the cherokee fight for the us in the war of 1812
In response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v Georgia that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee, President Jackson disregarded the decision and removal of the Cherokee proceeded as planned.
Andrew Jackson helped gain Congressional passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
The Cherokee had one the supreme court but Andrew Jackson had ignored the victory of the cherokee and still removed them from their sacred lands for his use.
1. Cherokee fight for the United States in the War of 18122. The Supreme Court says Georgia Indian laws are unconstitutional3. Jackson supp0rts the Indian Removal Act with force(Apex)
There was no Indian Removal Act of 1796. In 1796 George Washington began a program of integration with the Cherokee that was fairly successful. In 1830 Congress the law as outlined by Andrew Jackson.
Initially, it lead to the Cherokee Nation filing suit against the US in the Supreme Court case, Cherokee Nation vs. US. The Cherokee's won this, but Jackson refused to honor it and ordered them forcibly removed with the other tribes to the Oklahoma Territories. What resulted was countless deaths in the forced removal on what has become known as the Trail of Tears.