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Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States holding two consecutive terms from 1829 to 1837. He was a proud to representative for the American working class. This paid off for Andrew Jackson as he was one of the first presidents elected into office by earning a majority of the popular vote. Andrew Jackson’s inauguration brought thousands of Americans from around the country to witness the swearing-in of their new President, Andrew Jackson and First Lady Rachel Donelson. Andrew Jackson had a strong belief of democracy which he carried through his presidency.
Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 in the Carolinas. He was not raised a privileged boy and therefor his education suffered; however, in his teens he became interested …show more content…

While he was dining with friends, he was informed that the Senate had declined the nomination of Mr. Martin Van Buren as the Minister to England. Rumor has it that Andrew Jackson was so upset by this ploy pulled off by the Senate that he jumped to his feet and shouted, "By the Eternal! I'll smash them!" Andrew Jackson achieved this by requesting that Mr. Van Buren become the Vice President of the United States. Van Buren accepted his position which was a much more powerful position than being the Minister to England. Once again Andrew Jackson used his presidential power and overturned congresses …show more content…

It was Andrew Jackson who administration passed the Indian removal bill which faced stiff resistance in Congress. The humanitarian issues with the political objections nearly defeated the Indian removal bill. Only by dexterously assembling their forces Andrew Jackson's followers barely succeed in passing the Indian removal bill. The Indian removal bill was formally passed on May twenty-six of 1830. The passing of this bill showed the country the mass support the Democrat party had gained. This was a major breakthrough for Jackson’s administration, as one his underlining goals as president was to grown the Democratic Party.
Andrew Jackson’s planned to repair the Indian and white relations by allowing the Native American’s to choose if they wanted to live in the United States or on their own land. If they lived in the United States they could learn how to become a civilized race and grow within the United States laws. If they chose to live on their own land the Indian tribes would be required to move to an area set apart from the United States which is only to be used for the Indian tribes. The territory that was set aside for the Indian tribes was west of the Mississippi

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Indian Removal policy The Indian removal act is the act called for the government to negotiate treaties that would make the Native Americans to relocate west. Andrew Jackson had supported a law of moving all the Native Americans to the West of the Mississippi. Andrew Jackson thought that the government had the right to regulate where Native Americans Were allowed to live. To solve this problem Andrew Jackson asked the Congress to make a Law that would make Native Americans either move west or to submit to state laws.(Jackson's Removal Policy) Andrew Jackson grew up really hating the Indians and grew up having the skull of Indians.

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Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 and served 2 terms of presidency. Andrew Jackson is one of a kind. Many would say he served as president like none other. Jackson was very democratic and it was shown in his actions. Jackson tried all methods to amplify the peoples voices because he believed that democracy was when officials listened to the people and took in their ideas.

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Andrew Jackson during his time was considered a very patriotic politician he hated the rich, he hated the Indian, and loved the idea of slavery. It has been said that he grew up not educated and had a bad up bring but still managed to get to a high political suture. Jackson at one point was general and had a very decorated portfolio, which made sense he would become president, Andrew was most well know for “The Battle of New Orleans” where Andrew Jackson, prevented the British Army and General Edward Pakenham, from seizing New Orleans nearing the end of that war.

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This is where The Indian Removal Act comes in. In January of 1830, a bill was introduced into Congress for reviewing. Argument after argument, the parties fought against each other. President Andrew Jackson strongly approved of this law, in fact he was the one who introduced it into Congress. President Andrew Jackson, when he first became president strongly supported the Indian Removal Act.

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Gemma Young History 10 Dr. Bunn February 14, 2023 Jackson’s Indian Removal Decision - Change or Continuity? On May 28th of 1830, the Indian Removal Act was enacted by president Andrew Jackson. This act provided funding for uprooting the “Five Civilized Tribes” east of the Mississippi river and moving them into the territory now known as Oklahoma (Foner 393). Hot-tempered Jackson and his followers were eager to settle onto their land and establish farms, but the tribes resisted.

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Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, is known for many accomplishments during his time. Known as “Old Hickory”, Jackson was a man that meant straight business and was the only American whose name graces a whole period in our history. Known for defeating the British in the town of New Orleans, Jackson ranks as one among the greatest presidents of the United States of America. He was also the first president to build a modern political party, known as the Democrats, and the first president to maintain a large circle of private advisers, known as the kitchen cabinets. Also known for his vetoing of bills, he declined more bills than all presidents before him.

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Though the United States government’s policy toward Native Americans from 1810 to 1840 changed in terms of purpose, the policy was negative as Native Americans were continually seen as inferior and their rights ignored, with the ultimate goal being to displace the Native Americans from their homelands in search of profit.     Many Native Americans confronted the U.S. government about their attempts to migrate tribes off their homeland, only to be ignored due to the Natives’ inferior status to whites at the time, despite there being laws and treaties that stated their rights. Though the relations of Native Americans and whites had changed over the years, there still was a prejudice against the former. Felix Grundy referred to Natives as “savage

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Early in Jacksons administration he passed the Indian Removal Act (1830) which gave the government funding to remove the ‘Five Civilised Tribes’ which included the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole Indians – a total of nearly 60,000. The act authorised the relocation of the tribes previously situated to the east of the Mississippi river to the west. The act didn’t allow the forced removal of the tribes but it allowed Jackson to negotiate with the tribes for their land which he did and led to their removal. This was made worse as the tribes unlike the other Indian tribes had done all they could to integrate into American society. For example, the Cherokee tribe created their own written language which set a precedent for Indians, they established education for their children, and even created a constitution which they had to adhere to.

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Jesse Yavner President Andrew Jackson is guilty of violating laws, treaties, and Supreme Court orders in his dealings with Native Americans. Jackson used violent tactics to remove the Native Americans from his land, which is unconstitutional and violated many laws and treaties. In addition, Jackson disregarded supreme court orders, resulting in the deaths of many Native Americans. Jackson’s concept of democracy did not extend to the American Indians whatsoever; He agreed with the citizens who were impatient to take the land held by the Native Americans. In his mind, the solution to this was to pressure the Native Americans to leave their traditional homelands and resettle west of the Mississippi River.

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(University of Richmond,1) It is rather a source of joy that our country affords scope where our young population may range unconstrained in body or in mind,developing the power and faculties of man in their highest perfection-stated President Andrew Jackson at his second State of The Union Address. He is prophesying about the promise and potential that the Indian Removal Act holds. Passed on May 28,1830,The Indian Removal Act allowed the US government to exchange unsettled lands west of the Mississippi River for Indian lands within the boundaries of southern states like Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. This was necessary because the jurisdiction was conflicting between the state government and the Indians.

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Throughout history our presidents have tried and will try to pave a path for America to not only become a good nation but a great one, but this will also cause a great amount of issues to arise for this nation. If these issues are not dealt in an adequate manner, many people will be affected in a negative way. Andrew Jackson was a powerful president who despised Indians to the point where he forced them out of their own homes. Jackson not only made the Cherokees march 2,200 miles to the west, but he also did not provide transportation, aid, or basic supplies which is extremely inhumane to do (pbs.org). Not only that

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Andrew Jackson was an American statesman who did time as the seventh President of the united states from 1829 to 1873 Born: March 15, 1767 Died: June 8, 1845 Presidential term March 4, 1829-1837 Political party: Democratic                Andrew Jackson parents Andrew, and, Elizabeth, were born in Ireland’s County Antrim (in president-day Northern Ireland His parents gave birth to Andrew Jackson at the (WARHAWS WILDERNESS) between North and South Carolina. Both states still claim that he still lived and was born in both of those places.

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Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States of America. Coming into a very young and fresh country, Jackson had pressure to start a democracy. Many people have mixed opinions on him. Some people don’t simply like him due to his Indian Removal Act that forced Indians off of their reservations and move elsewhere. But it was the treatment Jackso had them under.

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Throughout the duration of Andrew Jackson’s presidency there were many controversial events, one of these events was the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This bill was created by senator Hugh White who served on the Committee on Indian Affairs. He proposed a bill that would give the president the power to grant Native Americans land west of the Mississippi River if the agreed to give up their homeland. The bill passed the senate on April twenty fourth and through the house on May eighteenth before finally being signed into law by Andrew Jackson on May twenty eighth 1830. The reason this bill was passed into law was because the people of the United States saw the Native Americans as an obstacle to progress and they wanted to settle on Native American

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Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767. He was not only a lawyer but also a landowner. Jackson had become a nation wide war hero after defeating the British in New Orleans during the war of 1812. Andrew Jackson had been elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. Known as the “peoples president.”

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