1. The Removal of the Cherokee Nation
Jackson suggested in his first annual message to Congress to set apart an abundant district west of the Mississippi River guaranteeing the Indians it as long as they shall occupy it. ... He thought that the Indians now will think for themselves and give up their country to move across the Mississippi River. ... And under Scott's orders men, women, and children were taken from their activities, their homes were in flames, the day came. ... The Mississippi River was running full o ice, they had to wait on the eastern bank. 60 yeas later the miseries of that halt beside the frozen riv...
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