JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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Jackson establishes his key idea that Indian Removal is good and sacrifice is necessary in order to arrive at a peaceful solution
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Jackson is trying to make the Indians and their supporters comfortable while they take their land
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Jackson establishes his argument that the Indian Removal is the best solution by reinforcing his key points and listing gov’t support and generosity while concluding that Indian Removal is necessary for both the tribes and settlers.
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Jackson argument is that the Indians must go
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Detailed explanation-1: -The goal was to remove all American Indians living in existing states and territories and send them to unsettled land in the west.
Detailed explanation-2: -How does Jackson most clearly use a non sequitur about Indian removal in this excerpt? He concludes that the removal of American Indians will civilize them.
Detailed explanation-3: -4. Why does Jackson think his plan is kind and generous? Jackson believes his plan is kind & generous because the government is offering the natives new territory, paying expenses of the removal, and support the natives for their first year in their new territory.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forcibly moved west by the United States government. Approximately 4, 000 Cherokees died on this forced march, which became known as the “Trail of Tears.” A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875.