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In the early 19th Century, the Manifest Destiny led many White Americans to conquer new territories and force Native Americans out of their homeland. The growing population caused the need for people to move to have more space for farms and crops. The religious groups were also wanting to sweep God’s word across the nation by going west. The Native Americans were unwilling to give up their land and fought to keep it. Outmatched by the U.S. Military, the Indians were forced to leave and settle in a territory that was not claimed by Whites. Andrew Jackson, the 8th President of the United States, participated in some of the battles with the Natives Americans and the removal of 5 different tribes from their homeland into what is now Oklahoma.1 This research paper is to study about Andrew Jackson, his battles with the Natives, and what led to the Trail of Tears.

The South, on the other hand, stuck to its roots and stayed as a farming society were most of the supplies they used were made at home. In the North, immigrants flooded in and filled up the jobs at the growing factories. Factory jobs were very dangerous, many workers were injured heavily as they worked the huge machinery, works day were long and stressful. Even as these problems grew to be apparent, they were successful for the fact that people moved to the North merely for the reason of getting modernized jobs and soon farming in the South began to decline (“The Industrial Revolution”). Populations in Northern cities doubled. Unfortunately, since the newly formed cites lacked any form of sanitation, disease spread rather quickly and infected millions of citizens (“Industrial Revolution”). Supplies were made in larger quantities and in less time. The face of the American workforce had transformed

The Market Revolution made America a capitalist country and less of an agrarian. It was also a driving force for the Industrial Revolution and helped thrust America onto the world stage. No longer were farmers pursuing a subsistence life style, they were now growing food and other crops for sale to buyers domestically

The market revolution pushed The United States forward in many categories such as farming and free thought. The economy for ordinary folk improved greatly because of the cotton gin. The cotton gin was a machine that separated the seed from the cotton in a fast manor. Foner stated, “It made possible

Andrew Jackson, The United States seventh president, was possibly one of the worst human beings to be president and treated the Native Indians horribly. He, was a bully and used his position to get acts and petitions like the Indian Removal Act passed, to help push Native Indians around so he could get his own way. The Indian Removal Act in and of itself seemingly doesn’t contain that much power, however it was all the power Jackson needed. The circumstances of Jackson’s character and the debates surrounding the Act also lend and interesting lens to examine what Jackson intentions were. When looking at Jackson and how he managed to relocate the Native it becomes substantially more integral to examine all the documents with a wide scope to see how he even managed the relocation of Natives.

The Indian Removal Act signed by the president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, caused controversy and the brutal and merciless suffering of the Native Americans during The Trail of Tears. The beginning of the 1830’s was a time when the Native Americans occupied The Deep South. This, however, was problematic for the white farmers who were in need of farmland in order to increase their production of cotton. Nevertheless, Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, coerced the Native Americans to relocate their civilizations to lands west of the Mississippi. A close examination at the tribes that were compelled to move west would show that they were civilized. Thus, Andrew Jackson was not justified in his policy towards

The major change in the American economy was people began to exchange goods rather than make them for themselves. Especially, Western settlers in isolated areas needed ways to transport their goods to distant markets. The Market Revolution was an economic transformation of America. It was a dramatic change in labor and production, which made easy transportation and fast communication across the country. There were many improvements occurred which included an improved production of cotton, lowered transportation costs to make it easier to sell things, allowed women to go to work outside, and protected contract rights.

Imagine you are and a Indian living on your land that the US government gave you. However a couple of years later you are kicked out of your land by the US government who gave you the land to start and had made a treaty with you. You are forced to march west away from the land you had lived on for several years. Well because of a man named Andrew Jackson this was all true. This did not only happen once this was going on around the country due to the expansion of the US population. This is why Andrew Jackson presidency should not be admired because he was inhumane to Indians and he got rid of the national bank. One of the well know way he got rid of the indians was The Trail of Tears

The Market Revolution brought on several social, economic and political changes during 1812 to 1860. Farming land was a way of life for most since they were providing for their own families; however, the Market Revolution brought on changes that would benefit them while providing a market-based society. This plan would help the American farmers to specialize in the area that they considered was their best, sell this specialized produce at the market and purchase from the market the other items needed by their families. This new revolution brought on many new marketing centers within the United States making it much easier for the farmers to produce and sell their goods locally. In fact, the change that the Market Revolution brought about

This caused tremendous tension in the United States, who was trying to maintain neutrality but relied on the trade economy with both nations, their allies, and their colonies. President Jefferson tried to force the European powers to reconsider by convincing Congress to enact the Embargo Act, “which forbade any ship of the United States to sail from a U.S. port for any foreign port.” Jefferson hoped that by denying them of U.S. made goods they would be open to negotiation since the U.S. was the “largest consumer of British manufactures” and “the world’s largest neutral carrier”. The major drawback was that this starved the American economy, which thrived on foreign trade. This brought the threat

A native stated, “We wish to remain on the land of our fathers.” (Doc 9: Memorial of the Cherokee Nation). Andrew Jackson’s treatment of the Natives was undemocratic. He forced the Natives out of the land of their fathers. The Natives had their whole lives in that land and moving them into unfamiliar territory was unfair and undemocratic. The Natives also stated, “All our neighbors… would speak a language totally different from ours, and practice different customs…” (Doc 9: Memorial of the Cherokee Nation). Jackson was undemocratic because he forced the native to adjust new and different customs and new languages than everyone else around them. Andrew Jackson was undemocratic because he forced the Native Americans to move. Another reason he was undemocratic was because of the spoils

The Indian Removal Act was not a peaceful transition for the Native Americans. This act was not fair for both the Native Americans, and the American citizens. Document 9 states, "…badly supplied with food and water... All our neighbors...would speak a language totally different from ours, and practice different customs..." This shows that Andrew Jackson was being very harsh to the Native Americans.

The Cherokee natives wanted to keep the land they knew and have lived on, they don’t want the land Jackson’s providing and strongly disagree. Although the natives owned the land first and did nothing wrong Jackson forced them to move killing thousands. In document 9 from the Memorial of the Cherokee Nation the natives state, “We wish to remain on the land of our fathers. We have a perfect and original right to remain without interruption or molestation...On the soil which contains the ashes of our beloved men we wish to live- on this soil we wish to die…” Jackson took the natives homeland, the only place most have known without a care showing he is not democratic. Similarly, the map from document 10 shows the minimal amount of land Jackson gave the natives after forcing them off their home land. This map is from the Indian Removal Act in the 1830’s where Jackson did not compromise or try at all to preserve the natives land. Andrew Jackson could have prevented the Trail of Tears but instead refused to listen to their complaints or compromise with them. Finally, Daniel Webster’s Reply to Jackson’s Bank Veto is a message that questions Jackson and his beliefs. Document 5 states Jackson has too much power and because he is unknown he is dangerous and shouldn’t be trusted. He is also turning social classes against each other creating mass issues. “It manifestly

Jackson had no sympathy for the Native Americans and during his presidency, it became a national policy to remove them by force. After independence, the United States created treaties with the tribes so there would be less conflict. Despite these treaties, Native Americans were still being pushed off. “The law did not say that Indians should be removed by force, and in 1831 the Supreme Court ruled that Indians have a right to their land. An angry Jackson disagreed. Groups that refused to move west voluntarily were met with military force, usually with tragic results.”(Hart, 2005) This quote shows that Jackson would do what he wants even if it isn’t right. When the Native Americans tried to defend their land cruelty occurred. Under president Martin Van Buren, more than 17,000 Cherokee were taken from their homes in Georgia and were sent west. “A soldier who took part in the Cherokee removal called it ‘the cruelest work I ever knew.’”(Hart, 2005) This shows that even some of the people that took part in it thought that it was cruel. Though this was not while Jackson was president, he was the one that started the mass removal of Native Americans so he was to blame for the cruelty that ensued after his presidency. Some might argue that Jackson was only trying to get more land for the settlers and that the Native Americans had a long time to

(Doc 8) One of biggest issues that took place during Jacksons presidency was the expanding of the US. During the expansion, Jackson had many land issues with the Native Americans and their land. (Doc 9) Native Americans refused to leave their lands and eventually states started making laws to make the Natives leave their home lands. Georgia had made a law to make the Cherokee Indians leave their land, but this law went to court before it was pursued. (TB pg.