How did Andrew Jackson approach the issue of Indian removal?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Jackson’s support of Indian removal was no different from the policy of previous administrations.
2. Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi all wanted immediate action to force eastern Indians to give up their land and move west.
3. Immediately after Jackson’s election, Georgia extended its state laws over the Cherokee within its borders.
4. Despite the fact that that this law was unconstitutional and violated existing treaties, Jackson endorsed Georgia’s actions.
5. Jackson asserted the primacy of states’ rights over Indian rights and called for the speedy and thorough removal of all eastern Indians.
6. Jackson then forced the affected Indians to sign new treaties agreeing to removal.
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