JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Helpful to Americans because it provided more money
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Helpful to Native Americans because it provided more land
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Hurtful to America because it cost them millions to pay them
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Hurtful to Native Americans because thousands died being forced from their land
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Detailed explanation-1: -While Native Americans and English settlers in the New England territories first attempted a mutual relationship based on trade and a shared dedication to spirituality, soon disease and other conflicts led to a deteriorated relationship and, eventually, the First Indian War.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Native Americans resented and resisted the colonists’ attempts to change them. Their refusal to conform to European culture angered the colonists and hostilities soon broke out between the two groups.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did the native peoples lose their land? Answer: After the expansion of the USA settlement, the natives were forced to move after signing treaties and selling their land.