The Extermination of Native Americans
Under President Andrew Jackson, and his successor President Martin Van Buren, there was mass removal of Native Americans westward across America.
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Jackson’s Removal of Native Americans
In the first year of Andrew Jackson’s presidency, the removal of Native Americans from their lands became a top priority.
MoreThe Jurisprudence of the Removal of Native Americans
In the face of the removal of Native Americans, the Cherokees turned to the federal courts for help.
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President John Quincy Adams and his administration faced a serious challenge in dealing with the Native Americans.
MoreThe Genesis of King Cotton
Following the War of 1812, Americans had at their disposal a new 14 million acres that General Andrew Jackson acquired from the Creek tribe in the South. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: Transformation of America, 1815-1848, 125. The expansion of territory, particularly in the South, would have massive ramifications in the coming decades.
MoreThe Beginning of Oppression
For centuries prior to the War of 1812, the Native Americans were able to manipulate the British, French, Spanish, and Americans to sustain themselves. After the War of 1812, the entirety of the land east of the Mississippi River was owned by America, effectively ended the Native Americans’ strategy. Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: […]
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