Andrew Jackson's Social Issues: The Trail Of Tears

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Social Issue: The Trail of Tears- During the 1830s the Americana's viewed the Natives as a problem and felt as if they were entitled to the land the natives had inhabited far longer then them. As more settlers began to colonize the Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia, gold and other treasures were discovered on Indian territory. The Americans grew determined to gain this land and it riches. They decided that the best way to avoid clashes between the natives and white settlers was to encourage English culture such as Christianity and learning to speak and read English. Officials met to discuss a removal treaty at New Echota, the Cherokee capitol, and later formed the treaty of New Echota (Constitutional Rights Foundation). This …show more content…

The economy faced a crisis known as the Panic of 1837. It was caused by dried up credit, banks going into foreclosure, a depression in Great Britain which led to restrictive lending policies and a decreased sale of cotton. Because of his remedies to solve the depression he earned himself the nickname “Martin Van Ruin” (Biography). He proposed that the government that the government continue Andrew Jackson’s deflationary policies, although it only worsened the depression. He opposed the idea of another Bank of The United States, and worked towards forming an independent treasury system. The Panic of 1837 had a significant impact on the United States because the recession continued for nearly seven years, and it contributed to the defeat of Martin Van Buren in his …show more content…

It began with the slave Sengbe Pieh who broke out of his chains and later feed the other slaves. The seized control of the ship by killing and disarming most of the crew members. They later attempted to sail back to African, however they were sailing in the wrong direction and ended up in Long Island, New York and were soon arrested by the United States Navy. The Spanish government, urged President Martin Van Buren to return the slaves. The abolitionists groups protested and formed a defense for the African slaves (Law. Cornell). Eventually, the supreme court ordered their freedom. Although it did not end slavery in the United States or slave trading, it had a significant impact on the process of ending slavery and gained more support from government

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