Jackson refused to obey the court's ruling
Jackson refused to obey the court's ruling
The Indian Removal Act was executed and passed onto the law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830.
President Andrew Jackson was the official who approved of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. There were five major tribes: the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole. The Cherokee challenged the Indian Removal Act in the courts of the United States. It made its way up to the Supreme Court where it went under the supervision of John Marshall. He ruled the favor to the Cherokee. Note the Supreme Court could make the ruling but cannot enforce it, only the executive branch (the president) has the power to do so. The president at that time, Andrew Jackson ignored the decision of the Supreme Court and stilled removed the Indians from their land.
President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) pushed for and signed into law the removal act, he administrated the removal for all but the last year or two of the removal; Martin Van Buren (1837- 1841) finished the work.
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Jackson refused to obey the court's ruling
Jackson refused to obey the court's ruling
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Legacy of indian Removal
Andrew Jackson was the man from Tennessee who was in favor of the Indian Removal Act.
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When Jackson found out there was gold, he immediatly called for the Indian removal act
The Indian Removal Act was executed and passed onto the law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830.
President Andrew Jackson was the official who approved of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. There were five major tribes: the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole. The Cherokee challenged the Indian Removal Act in the courts of the United States. It made its way up to the Supreme Court where it went under the supervision of John Marshall. He ruled the favor to the Cherokee. Note the Supreme Court could make the ruling but cannot enforce it, only the executive branch (the president) has the power to do so. The president at that time, Andrew Jackson ignored the decision of the Supreme Court and stilled removed the Indians from their land.
President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) pushed for and signed into law the removal act, he administrated the removal for all but the last year or two of the removal; Martin Van Buren (1837- 1841) finished the work.