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President Jackson singlehandedly led the destruction of the Native Americans with his aggressive actions and hostile decisions. President Jackson shirked his responsibility to protect the Naïve Americans of the United States by ignoring the Supreme Court’s decision, promoting legislation to bring about the separation of Native Americans and whites, and his decision to involve United States Armed Forces against Indian Tribes. If it was not for President Jackson’s actions, the future of the Native Americans would have been different or at least The American settlers wanted Indian land for many reasons. These reasons include geography and terrain, location, resources, and old grudges. First, the geography was perfect for farmers with its fertile land. Next, the location was perfect for trade. It was close to the Mississippi river where trading ports were located. Third, there were many resources such as gold, fertile soul, and water. Finally, the American settlers had old grudges with the Native Americans due to the fact that they sided with the British during the Revolutionary War and slaughtered many American colonists. Due to many reasons, the American settlers wanted Indian land for their own gain. To take these lands, American settlers physically invaded the lands to claim as their own, however, they also petitioned the Federal Government to remove the Indians from their native lands. By doing this, they gained the support of the government’s resources and influence, especially President Jackson’s. Using both political and military attacks, the settlers quickly gained the upper hand over the Indians. One example of how President Jackson shirked his responsibilities to the Indian people was by ignoring the Supreme Court’s deci... ... middle of paper ... ...ision; now let him enforce it!” Another example of how President Andrew Jackson shirked his responsibilities is by promoting legislation in favor of Indian removal and politically enforcing his actions through many means. He did this by signing many treaties in favor of the government, breaking treaties that were in favor of the Indians, building a systematic approach to Indian removal, and forcing Indians to sign treaties. Andrew Jackson signed many treaties. Over the next decade, President Jackson led the way in the Indian removal campaign and helped negotiate nine out of eleven major treaties. By the end of his term, he signed into law almost seventy removal treaties. One of his most prominent work is the Indian Removal Act itself. The Indian Removal Act led the way for future treaties of Indian removal and while highly controversial, it was very effective.

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