Andrew Jackson believed that the Cherokee and other Native American tribes were impediments to American expansion and development. He viewed their lands as prime territory for white settlers and agricultural growth, leading him to support policies that aimed to remove Native Americans from their ancestral lands. Jackson argued that this removal was necessary for their own protection and to promote progress, despite the devastating impact it had on the Cherokee and other tribes.
Jackson thought that the Cherokee would be better off in Indian Territory because it was not subject to action by individual states.
Jackson thought that the Cherokee would be better off in Indian Territory because it was not subject to action by individual states.
Jackson thinks his policy is kind and generous because he is keepng the Cherokee from utter annihilation
Most of their land was in Georgia. I think some was in Alabama .
Andrew Jackson
he voted it off
Andrew Jackson
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.
Andrew Jackson. He moved the Cherokee in the trail of tears. 1,000's died because of him forcing them to move.
President Jackson supported Georgia's efforts to remove the Cherokee.
Andrew Jackson forced Indians to move in 1830
Cherokee!