Jacksonian Era News

Jacksonian Era News
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Article 1: The Indian Removal Act and coming changes to America
Indian Removal Act of 1830
President Andrew Jackson (1829–1837) pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress in 1830 (Library of Congress). This is meant to necessitate the movement of Native peoples to move west, beyond the Mississippi River. However, one consequence is to allow white settlers in the South to expand onto lands belonging to five Indian tribes. Following the Act's adoption, thousands of the Cherokee tribe members were forced to their homes in the southern states to present-day Oklahoma in 1838. The forced relocation or "Trail of Tears" resulted in great difficulties among the Cherokee. They faced brutal conditions, and many died on the Trail of Tears. The Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations are the other "Five Civilized Tribes," who were equally affected. The Indian Removal Act t was not only political but also economic as the five indigenous tribes lived in areas suitable for growing cotton.
Conflicts with settlers and American Indian Removal ActThere have been conflicts between whites and Indians since the first white settlers arrived in North America. But in the early 1800s, the problem resulted from settlers moving into Indian lands in the southern United States. Over time, the southern tribes tended to adopted white farming practices. However, following the white settlers' path did not mean that indigenous peoples could conserve their lands. Jackson had a complicated history with Indian tribes, having grown up in frontier settlements where there were stories of their conquests. Even as Jackson had allied himself with the indigenous peoples, he also attacked against them. This is not unusual for the time, and like others, Jackson believed the indigenous people needed guidance, unlike whites. The question of whether the Indians can fit in a white society is one that cannot be easily answered. Andrew Jackson's legacy is closely tied to his election in 1828 as his attitude and actions towards indigenous tribes. 

American Memory- Library of Congress. May 28, 1830- The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson. Retrieved from
https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=004/llsl004.db&recNum=458

Picture 1: The Indian Removal Act, 1830
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