Andrew Jackson and The Indian Removal Act
Description: Indian Removal Act
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The people president
Earlier, congress only let rich white men who owned land could vote. Andrew Jackson was popular because he was trained by himself. He always made money by himself.
He was a military leader and the people like it because he was tough. People made a democratic party so they could vote for Andrew Jackson because he helps people.
So people became happy because, he was a president and he was a common man.
The president Andrew Jackson wanted all Indians east
of the Mississippi to move to new lands. This was
called the Indian removal Act.
He wanted them to Move because the pioneers
and Indians wanted to fight and the
President wanted to stop them
President Jackson wrote a letter to make Indians move from their lands, in Alabama and Florida. Some of them left, and some of them stayed. Those who stayed were hanged of made as slaves. One tribe fought for 7 years, until their chief, Osceola, got captured.
A Cherokee tribe was forced to move after gold was founding their land. Then 15,000 Indians made the long trip to their new land. 4,000 Indians died making this journey. This was called the trail of tears because years after this event this is what it was called.
In 1837 American Indians finally reached the Mississippi River. Their country had grown 26 states. For America, such growth was a good sign. The Indians on the east of the Mississippi River felt differently. And that only brought sorrow.