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Andrew Jackson. 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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