Ch 11

Andrew Jackson and Native Americans

5 Tribes – Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole

Andrew JacksonLove him or hate him

Jacksonian Democracy”

– common man’s pres.

Those who hated him

nicknamed him:

King Andrew or

King Mob –

power hungry.

Jackson as President

Spoils System – fired many fed workers and replaced with his supporters. (Result - common man in govt jobs.)

Spoils system not allowed today. Today, most govt positions --- have to take a test, must be qualified, president can not hire/fire. “Civil Service Jobs

Q:Explain why Native Americans were forced off their lands

Land west of Miss was dry and unsuitable for farming

White farmers wanted fed govt to relocate native americans living in SE - west of Miss R.

1830 Congress passed Indian Removal Act Indian Removal Act – fed govt pay Nat Amer

to move west

1834 – Congress created “Indian Territory” for Native Americans in Oklahoma

Cherokee nation refused to move 1835 – fed govt persuaded few Cherokkes to

sign treaty which gave all Cherokee land to fed govt

1838 – 7,000 fed govt troups FORCED Cherokees to move west (“Trail of Tears” – thousands died along the way)

Seminole only group who were successful in keeping native lands in Florida

After 1842 – only few scattered groups of Nat Amer lived east of Miss R

Q: Analyze attitude of Andrew Jackson in comparison to Thomas Jefferson toward the removal of the Five Tribes

Thomas Jefferson believed we should teach Nat Amer to farm and intermingle with white man

Andrew Jackson – sided with white settlers. Move Nat Americans to Indian territory --- at all costs. Even if he had to break the law & even if he had to force Nat Amer to move.