Jackson vs the Natives Americans
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Nicholas Poling
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Jackson vs the Natives Americans
Why did many Americans want access to Indian lands?
What steps were taken by Andrew Jackson to resettle the American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi?
How did Cherokee leaders respond to passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
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Policies: American Indian tribes could occupy U.S. lands, but they could not hold title to that land based on a Supreme Court ruling in 1823.
Indian Removal Act – gave the president power to negotiate removal treaties with American Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River. Under these treaties, the American Indian tribes were to give up their lands east of the Mississippi River in exchange for lands to the west. Those wishing to remain in the east would become citizens of their home state. This act affected not only the southeastern nations of American Indian tribes, but many others further north.
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Worcester v. Georgia
The Cherokee tried to use legal means in their attempt to safeguard their rights. They sought protection from land-hungry white settlers who wanted the gold on their land. The Cherokee adopted a written constitution declaring themselves to be a sovereign nation. . The state of Georgia, however, did not recognize their sovereign status,. The Cherokee took their case to the Supreme Court in June of 1830.
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Worcester v. Georgia
The Cherokee went to the Supreme Court again in 1831. This time they based their appeal on an 1830 Georgia law which prohibited whites from living on Indian Territory. The court this time decided in favor of the Cherokee. It stated that the Cherokee had the right to self-government, The state of Georgia refused to abide by the Court decision, however, and President Jackson refused to enforce the law.
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Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears – in 1836, the Cherokee were given two years to migrate voluntarily, at the end of which time they would be forcibly removed. The U.S. government sent troops, who forced the Cherokees to move They were not allowed time to gather their belongings, and as they left, . Then began the march known as the Trail of Tears, in which 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands.
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The Trail of tears was carried out by the 8th president Martin Van Burren, Jackson's apprentice and successor.
Nicknames little Hickory after Jackson
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Jackson vs the Natives Americans
Why did many Americans want access to Indian lands?
What steps were taken by Andrew Jackson to resettle the American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi?
How did Cherokee leaders respond to passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
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