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There was no leadership in the government they just wanted the land and for the minerals, mostly gold, so Andrew Jackson thought that he could just force the indians from their homeland.
Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United States expanded into the lower South, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle. This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole nations. These Indian nations, in the view of the settlers and many other white Americans, were standing in the way of progress.
The Indian Removal policy of President Andrew Jackson was prompted by the desire of white settlers in the South to expand into lands belonging to five Indian tribes.
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by 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. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.(Jacksonian policy.com)
After Jackson succeeded in pushing the Indian Removal Act through Congress in 1830 the U.S. government spent nearly 30 years forcing Indians to move westward beyond the Mississippi River.(Jacksonian policy.com)
Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United States expanded into the lower South, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle. This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole nations. These Indian nations, in the view of the settlers and many other white Americans, were standing in the way of progress.
The Indian Removal policy of President Andrew Jackson was prompted by the desire of white settlers in the South to expand into lands belonging to five Indian tribes.
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by 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. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.(Jacksonian policy.com)
After Jackson succeeded in pushing the Indian Removal Act through Congress in 1830 the U.S. government spent nearly 30 years forcing Indians to move westward beyond the Mississippi River.(Jacksonian policy.com)