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    The Cherokee Removal: Comparison and contrast of John Ross and Elias Boudinot’s views When Andrew Jackson became president his drive of Indian removal started a discussion among all Americans. This controversial discussion was not only between Americans and the Cherokee Indians‚ but also controversial within the Cherokee people. Some Cherokee saw this conflict in different ways and with different possible outcomes. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 Made these discussions a real part of the Cherokee’s

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    Clark‚ and the Pilgrims. Indians were visibly the first people to settle in the United States‚ and the many to be taken away from their sacred motherland. White Americans had said that they feared the Indians because they we’re aliens who took over land‚ more so savages‚ heathens and barbarians (Minges‚ 454). President Andrew Jackson was the one who stood out to people‚ trying his best to make executive decisions to help his nation and that led to the removal the Indians from their land. In 1830

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    The Indian Removal Act was a passage brought into play in the mid-1830s. At the time‚ Andrew Jackson was the President of the U.S. who was responsible for signing the law into action. After a mere two days of discussion‚ Jackson signed the law. In Layman’s terms‚ Jackson was about to go into the territory controlled by the Indian tribes in the south and essentially force them to vacate and transition to land that was located near the Mississippi River. One must understand that they territory controlled

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    Indian Removal Act: Research Simulation Paper The Native Americans had lived in America for generations. They were already here when the colonists came from Britain. Colonists survived because of the Native Americans’ help. When the colonists fought the Revolutionary War‚ some of the Native Americans allied with the British‚ but some fought on the colonists’ sides. Britain armed some Native American tribes to fight against us in the War of 1812‚ but some stayed with us the whole time. Settlers wanted

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    to be the Indians’ territory. President Jackson decided to create a controversial treaty that would allow America to exchange the Indians’ land for a large piece of land in the Louisiana Territory. It was created on May 28‚ 1830 and sparked much criticism and support throughout the nation. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was justified because the Indians were enemies of America‚ they were given good land‚ and they were offered the government’s protection.

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    D.E. US History 12-10-13 Indian Removal Policy Land disputes and law jurisdiction cases had begun to appear quite frequently in the United States Supreme Court during the time the Indian Policy was put into effect after the war. Congress had to address the situation so they came up with the Indian Policy. It was concluded that‚ “discovery also gave the discoverer the exclusive right to extinguish Indian title either by purchase or by conquest. Natives were recognized only as temporary occupants

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    supportive of forcefully taking Indian land‚ but also those who were opposed to it. This clashing conflict between the two groups intensified as their differences developed. Americans believed the Indians absolutely could not become assimilated and civilized instead than savage. Native Americans would no longer be idle and acquiesce to the treaties forced upon them‚ nor would they meekly accept the abuse. A notable supporter of Indian Removal

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    Purchase. Settlers were sent to expand west‚ but the land the settlers were sent to explore was occupied by Native Americans. Jackson created the Indian Removal Act to get them off the land‚ leading to the Trail of Tears where Native Americans were forced off their land and taken to Oklahoma. The multiple perspectives of the sources concerning the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears help shape the reader’s view of these events by explaining what happened‚ the causes of it‚ and the perspectives of the

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    In 1830‚ Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act was a law that authorized the president to remove southern Indian tribes out of their homes and to travel to the federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands. The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation trail for the Native tribes. The multiple sources regarding the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears help shape the reader’s understanding of the event because you get different perspectives

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    While Andrew Jackson was president of the United States‚ he was happy to pursue the news in the relation of the Indians Removal in the 1830’s. I believe Andrew Jackson is in a rush to remove the Indians because it will prevent differences between the General and State Governments on account of the Indians‚ and it will increase the size of civil populations. In the 1830’s‚ the Indian Removal was not the only event that was occurring. The Second Great Awakening was happening as well‚ which was a period

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