JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONS INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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He believes the white settlers will make better use of the land.
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He believes the Native Americans are uncivilzed and unworthy of participating in American democracy.
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He believes the militias will treats the Native Americans fairly.
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He believes the state of Georgia has no responsibility to uphold their agreements with the Native Americans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson declared that removal would “incalculably strengthen the southwestern frontier.” Clearing Alabama and Mississippi of their Indian populations, he said, would “enable those states to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power."
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.
Detailed explanation-3: -What are TWO reasons that President Andrew Jackson supported the state of Georgia despite the court ruling against it in Worcester v. Georgia (1832)? He felt that expansion of US territory was more important. He wanted to set an example for Native American tribes in other states.
Detailed explanation-4: -The state of Georgia refused to abide by the Court decision, however, and President Jackson refused to enforce the law. In 1830, just a year after taking office, Jackson pushed a new piece of legislation called the “Indian Removal Act” through both houses of Congress.