Indian Removal Act Of 1830 DBQ

The land you live on today is legally the land of the United States. But did you ever stop to think who this land belongs to before it came in the hands of the U.S? Well, of course not. Its because the Indians whose lives and souls were once dedicated to this very land have been pushed into mini little reservations without a single consent from their side. This all happened due to the Indian Removal Act of 1830 which was brought to the attention of Congress in a special meeting by President Andrew Jackson. Jackson presented his ideas on acquiring the land belonging to the Native Americans, as well as ideas on persuading and manipulating the innocent people to hand it over and move out. It was a storm of racism holding Jackson's ideas in the

The lack of respect through the spoken word of Jackson proved to be racist to the Indians. Andrew Jackson wanted to obtain the land from the Native Americans,and he wanted to keep on pushing them westward until they were annihilated or just disappeared somewhere where they were not in the way of white men. It’s quite obvious through his statements that Jackson cared very little for the Indians. If you don’t respect someone, then you can’t possibly care for them. Andrew Jackson, a leader for our nation, went around calling the Native Americans “red men”, “savages”, and people with “rude institutions.” He even compared them to the “civilized” Christians like the white men. The Indians were total opposites compared to the white men. However, that doesn’t mean that

Although the Indian Removal Act was derived off of getting rid of all Indians from the land they were currently at, the main reason was to create settlements for the white men to live in to make sure that the young population could grow and reach the highest of powers without anything or anyone coming in their way. The land of the Indian’s contained power, and the white men needed it all. President Jackson even used the needs of the white men to support the Indian Removal Act. He stated in the act, “Our forefathers” and “Our children.” This called out to the white men. After that, Jackson compared the superiority of the white men to the weaknesses and bad qualities of the Indians to support even farther why the white men should take the land. He tells Congress that the sanity of the white men leads them to choosing an extensive republic over a country covered with forests and savage communities. He compares the loyalty of the Indians with that of the “civilized Christian men.” What can the government do but agree? Why? Because they too were taught under the same constitutions that they were superior than the people who differed from them. This one belief has been stuck in their minds, and Jackson adds on to it by portraying the Indian’s as dangerous people who will cause savagery in the new nation if not removed from the land and replaced with sane people as soon as possible. White men worship themselves and their power. They