The decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1830’s was more a reformulation of the national policy that had been in effect since the 1790’s than a change in that policy. It was more of a reformulation because Jackson acquired more Cherokee lands, he gave them an ultimatum, and he tried to persuade the Indians to move. After 1825 the federal government attempted to remove all eastern Indians to the Great Plains area of the Far West. The Cherokee Indians of northwestern Georgia, to protect themselves from removal, made up a constitution which said that the Cherokee Indians were sovereign and not subject to the laws of Georgia. When the Cherokee sought help from the
In conclusion, Andrew Jackson continued policies made previous presidents. The policy that Jackson set forth reinforced the precedent which shaped national Indian policy between 1789 and mid 1830’s.
Andrew Jackson’s decision to remove the Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River was a reformulation because it continued Washington’s, Monroe’s, and Jefferson’s administration to acquire Indian land. The administrations during the 1790’s to the 1830’s had gradually acquired more and more land from the Cherokee Indians. According to Document A, the map shows the relationship between time and policies that effected the Indians. From the Colonial and Confederations treaties, a significant amount of land had been acquired
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