Although there is a debate over whether Indian removal was necessary for westward expansion, I believe that due to the mind set of white settlers and other prominent American figures, such as Andrew Jackson, expansion would not, and could not have taken place without the removal of Native Americans. As expansion began, many tribes tried to adopt Anglo-American practices. ... In "Joseph Fish Preaches to the Narrangansett Indians," he describes several accounts of native Americans living in assimilated tribes. ... The ideals that governed the ways of the white settler disagreed with the ways of ...

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One of the most infamous charges was his action taken towards Native Americans. ... This proved to be devastating to the Natives cultures and population, and led to the demise of the rich Native American culture. ... Within two weeks all the Natives were captured, killed or fled. ... This tragic time in American history demolished a rich culture that is almost non-existent. This decision that was backed by President Jackson led to unnecessary deaths and removal of sophisticated Natives, which in fact had developed many American customs. ...

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Natives sought to use the American Court system in court battles like the Cherokee Nation vs. ... This came at a cost to the Native Americans. ... In the Constitution it states the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but unfortunately it does not specifically say that one must include neither the Native Americans nor the African Americans. ... The Cherokees refusal to remove from their land was the beginning of long road that would be traveled for Native Americans across the vast land of the United States. ... Now matter whose point of view then and now there are always peop...

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This eventually led to the need to rid the western frontier of Native Americans. Jackson and the Jacksonian democrats were campaigners of individual rights but ignored the rights of Native Americans. This and the removal act of 1830 were anti-Native American acts that showed a great lack of equality between white Americans and Native Americans. ... Continuing conflicts between the Jacksonians and the Native Americans continued with the Black Hawk war, which, again, Jackson and his followers flexed their strong political muscle and used their power to eradicate the rights of the Native American...

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Another incident that Jackson was being arrogant about was the relocation of the Native Americans. ... Even though a great deal of the Native Americans held their roots in those lands, Jackson thought he could make up for that by offering the land west of the Mississippi as a new home. Despite not wanting to go, many native Americans were forced off their lands, some watching their villages being burned. In total Jackson's forced had confiscated over 100 million acres of land, and only given about 32 million acres back to the Native Americans. The Native Americans tried to sue the nat...

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More Native Americans died in this battle than in any other in the nation's history. ... These Native Americans lived for the most part as farmers in self-governing tribal units, protected by federal treaties. ... Land-hungry whites nevertheless wanted the Native Americans removed from the region. ... In 1834 the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) was created as a permanent homeland for the Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River. ... Henry Clay called Jackson's Native American policy a stain on the nation's honor. ...

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The Red Sticks were observing the Americans from the swamps near the area, and when the Americans were unguarded, they went to attack the Americans, which resulted the victory for the Red Sticks warriors. In this battle, there was prove that Red Sticks were more ready to have battle with the Americans and this was also improvement in the native's troops since a long time. ... The Fort Mims became refuge because of the problem within the Creeks in the native's land and people had to move there. ... Another victory for the Red Sticks and this was the biggest accomplishment for the nati...

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The white settlers were already emigrating to the Union, or America. ... Georgia, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled against Georgia, and in the favor of the Native Americans. Jackson ignored the ruling, and did what he wanted to; kick the Native Americans off their land to make room for true, white "Americans". The Native Americans like the Cherokee lost more than just their land. ... Jackson's Native American policy is a stain on the nation's honor. ...

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" We consider Jackson "A man of the people who works on their behalf"-the people being us american farmers- because he strived and succeeded to remove the issues such as the Native Americans and the United States Bank hindering the good of the "common" Americans. Jackson is personally on good terms with the Native Americans and even has some friendly relationships. But on a more broad perspective Jackson rightly believes that whites are dominant over Native Americans and that unless they assimilated themselves into the white culture and "abandon tribal membership...

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During this period, President Jackson infringed on the rights of Native Americans; vetoed a bill to re-charter the Bank of the United States of America; and used "brute" force to bring Southerners under submission during the Tariff crisis of 1832. He also enacted the Spoils System which did not guarantee the best leadership In the late 1820's, American demand for land due to population growth led to pressure on Native American lands. ... Jackson also introduced the spoils system to American politics. ... Jackson did not let the constitution get in the way of his goals, especially perta...

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A popular American general from a humble background as a poor Irish immigrant, Jackson had a significant following of Democratic "Jacksonites" by the time of his second campaign for office. ... Namely, his borderline corrupt introduction of the spoils system to the U.S. government, callous expulsion of Native Americans in the Removal Act of 1830 and destruction of the Bank of the United States which resulted in a financial crisis are grounds enough to scorn the inadequacy and desolation of Jackson's reign. ... Another example of Andrew Jackson's unethical conduct as presi...

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He made significant changes in American politics at that time. ... The passing of the Tariff of 1828 by congress placed a heavy tax on imports trying to encourage Americans to manufacture in America. ... Jackson, while president, supported the states efforts to remove Native American tribes from their territories and to farm the land from which they were taken. ... The act gave him the ability to give Native Americans land in parts of the Louisiana Purchase in exchange for lands taken from them in the East. ... The Natives in many ways tried to keep the Americans out. ...

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The removal of Natives from their lands in the east to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) became an important part of national Indian policy. ... Andrew Jackson, in 1830, signed the law, and he demanded that the natives resettle west of the Mississippi. The act of 1830 gave the president authority to designate specific lands for natives, and in 1834 Congress formally approved this choice. ... Taking land should be the right of a master (U.S.) vs. slave (natives). ... Although it is not one of America's finest moments, it is important that future presidents learn about Jackson so that they...

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President Andrew Jackson presided over an important time in American history. ... This time has also been called the Jacksonian Revolution because of the sweeping changes that took place in the American society and politics. ... Jackson's record regarding Native Americans was not good. ... The Indians refer to this march as the Trail of Tears and even though it took place after Jackson's presidency, the roots of the march can be found in Jackson's failure to uphold the legal rights of Native Americans during his administration. ... At San Jacinto Santa Anna was defeated by the...

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Roughly a thousand years before the Europeans came to North America, the Cherokees occupied a large portion of present day states Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama. ... In 1791, the new American nation signed a treaty with the Cherokees enforced their goal of leading them to a "greater degree of civilization". ... They believed that if they became more like their white neighbors, that the Americans would finally leave them alone on their land. ... Thus emerged harsher white attitudes about Native Americans, increasing the public's opinion in favor f...

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Economic opportunity was an idea that was present in the structure of American culture during the nineteenth century and before. ... The classes were too far apart income-wise and the nation was still too young in its social beliefs to allow Native Americans, women, foreigners, etc to have equal opportunity. ...

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Georgia was a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. ... One of the bills was the first "pocket veto" in American history. Jackson left a permanent footprint in the American politics. ...

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The right to vote was still restricted to white males and Jackson did little to help the condition of blacks, American Indians, and slaves. ... Also, Jackson blatantly showed that he had no intention of improving the condition of Native Americans. ... G) be removed from their native land in Georgia to Oklahoma. ... B), Jackson did save the people of the united States from a monopoly that would have been controlled by wealth Americans and foreigners. Jackson went against the Constitution, but actually helped America in the long run. ...

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Andrew Jackson saw the second bank for what it truly was: a tool of eastern economic privilege that enables the rich to take advantage of working-class Americans. ... In his address to Congress, Andrew Jackson asked them if they would rather have our country be covered with forests and only a few thousand Natives or have a country with cities, towns, and farms "occupied by more than twelve million happy people, and filled with all the blessings of liberty, civilization, and religion." ... The Tariff of 1828 put a tax on all imports which were detrimental to the big plantation owners in th...

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In this policy, the government was allowed to bargain contracts with Native American tribes, and reimburse them for their lands. ... (Garraty 787) This in turn made the 112,000 Japanese-Americans, probable enemies. ... Many of the Japanese-Americans refused to surrender to the military. ... This was because people were able to separate the distinction between Italian fascism and Italian-Americans and between the government of Nazi Germany and Americans of German descent. ... As Americans we have suspicion of these people and cast them out of society. ...

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Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States of America. ... He was a General Commander who led many American soldiers to victory. ... These jobs Andrew Jackson had changed America. ... This battle was greatly won by the Americans because of Jackson's leadership. ... A stated on, "Whitehouse.gov," Jackson forced relocation of Native Americans which was a horrible thing. ...

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Such was case in the life of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States of America. ... However instead of giving up, he decided to make a difference and became a famous military leader and the President of the United States of America. ... He also passed the Indian Removal Act which removed natives from their land and forced them west (6). ... He was willing to sacrifice his popularity for the success of the country, which makes him without a doubt a true American hero....

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Jacksonian Democrats did not only alienate Native Americans, in Phillip Hone's description of riots in "The Diary of Phillip Hone,"" dreadful public warfare was described between Irish and American citizens. ... In Harriett Martineau's report on her 1834 visit to the United States in "Society in America", she describes her, "awe at witnessing, for the first time, the absence of poverty"." ...

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"The Trail Of Tears" This name ("The Trail of Tears") comes from the Cherokee phrase "Nunna daul Tsuny", which means "The Trail Where They Cried". In 1829, white settlers discovered gold in Georgia on Cherokee land. They wanted the land for themselves and requested the removal of the ...

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Jacksonian Democrats: DBQ In American history, political parties have often taken responsibility of preserving the foundation in which America rested upon. During the 1820s and 1830s, Jacksonian Democrats heavily maintained the principles of the United States Constitution, protected individual liberties of Americans, and provided equality of economic opportunity for all people, of different classes. ... Martineau was astonished by how intelligent Americans were and how well adjusted they were to society. ... Jacksonians believed in equality between all classes, however, Native American...

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