Pros And Cons Of Andrew Jackson

The Great Debate of 1830 The year is 1830. Nearly two years ago, Andrew Jackson, the founder of the Democratic party and the Jacksonian Democracy, was elected to be the seventh President of the United States after a bitter loss to John Quincy Adams in the previous election. Jackson appealed to the citizens as a common man, and some might believe that he received “pity votes” for his tragic past. Almost halfway into the first term of his presidency, Jackson’s Administration, made up of proud advocates for a young America, has been brewing numerous treaties with the “five civilized nations.” The Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Cherokee tribes made up the five civilized nations. The leaders of these tribes had been breeding their people

Their land was extremely sacred to them, and they claimed the land first. In addition to these beliefs, the Cherokee could argue that between the years 1814 and 1824, the federal government signed upwards of ten treaties with the Native Americans establishing them as a country and preventing the government from taking this land. According to the tribe, President Jackson was “ignorant” in regards to the ways of the Cherokee, resulting in his confusion as to why the land is so important to them. Nevertheless, they agreed to relocate, though not without major reluctance, and began building their lives once again. They hoped that by agreeing to the government’s terms they would get to keep some of their land, they could protect themselves from the whites, and they would be viewed as a more civilized nation. But their hopes were of no avail. Just like the other tribes, the Cherokee were forced to

Their tribe became a sanctuary for slaves who were fortunate enough to escape from the plantations and farms they were forced to toil over. These people became known as the Black Seminoles of Florida; and though they were still technically slaves, they had none of the restrictions attached to being one. They could marry whomever they pleased, own their own land, and live their life as a free person. With the rulings of the Indian Removal Act, they would be forced to become slaves once again, tearing them apart from the lives they’d built up over the years, and from the family they were adopted into. They thought that just because their tribe posed as a threat to Georgian plantation owners didn’t mean they should be toyed around like a puppet. The Seminoles viewed themselves as a symbol of freedom to all enslaved people, giving them hope if they were able to escape. But this would no longer be true if the government got its