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Removal of Native Americans
Some whites feared the displacement and disposition of all Native Americans. -
Since the War of 1812
Andrew Jackson was seen as a hero for his accomplishments in the war of 1812 and his victory in the battle of New Orleans -
Jacksons Spoils System
Incoming officials throw out former appointees and replace them with their own friends -
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Jackson thought that assimilation could not work. Another possibility of allowing Native Americans to live in their originals areas would have required too many troops to keep the areas free of white settlers. Jackson believed that the only solution was to move the Natives from their lands to areas farther west. -
Sauk and Fox
Jackson ordered U.S. troops to forcibly remove the Sauk and Fox from their land in Illinois and Missouri. -
The Cherokee fight back
The Cherokee Nation tried to win just treatment through the U.S. legal system. -
Chickasaw
Jackson forced the Chickasaw to leave their lands in Alabama and Mississippi. -
Treaty of New Echota
traded 8 million acres for 5 million dollars and land west of the Mississippi river. -
Leaving
President Martin Van Buren ordered for the removal of Cherokee from where they were and moved them into camps awaiting for their departure -
The Trail of Tears
Beginning in October and November of 1838 the Cherokee were sent off in groups of about 1,000 each on the long journey. The 800-mile trip was made partly by steamboat and railroad but mostly on foot. As the winter came on more and more of the Cherokee died en route.
