ANDREW JACKSON

(INDIAN POLICIES)

Americans and Native Americans

Many problems in the past with Native Americans

Cause and effect of white, American settlement

Andrew Jacksons Past 1814

Creek Indians loss 22 million acres in Georgia and Alabama

1818 Jackson sent to Florida

Punish Seminoles 1814-1824

Helped to sign 9 out of 11 treaties

Relocated Natives to West

Indian Response and Resistance Assimilation- transforming to American

culture Gave up of land Waged War

Could you tell this is the SAME person?

Indian Removal Act 1830 Jackson urged Congress to pass the law

Remove Natives from land to reserved land in the West

Did NOT say they could be removed by force

Indian Relocation

Native American and White Response

Natives called for Supreme court help 1831 law passed stating Natives had

rights to their land Right to self-government

Jackson and Georgia refused to acknowledge the ruling Pushed Removal Resistance was followed with military force

Indian Resistance Sac and Fox in Illinois

Led by Chief Black Hawk Black Hawk War

Fought for 2 Years Chief taken away in

chains Seminoles in Florida

Osceola young Chief Fought resistance for 10 years

Indian Resistance 1836 thousand of Creeks in Alabama

were handcuffed and marched West

Trail of Tears

Trail of Tears 17,000 Cherokee

Dragged out of homes

Federal troops assisted in relocation

4,000 died on the way

Results By 1837 46,000 Natives Americans were

relocated Opened up 25 million acres of land to white

settlers Since 1928 the US has honored Jackson by

placing him on the $20.00 bill