so why not the extinction of Indian tribes to make room for other people (Mulligan).".
The philosophy of moving the Indians and taking what wealth the land had to benefit the white man became practice. Jackson did not believe that Indians could survive in the center of Americans. "Jackson wrote: "Those tribes cannot exist surrounded by our settlements; they have neither the intelligence nor the moral habits Established in the midst of a superior race, they must disappear" (PBS)." That was the main problem facing Natives. For they were not included in any reforms because they were not considered people of worth. .
Why weren't Indians included in the expansion and growth of America? What was the reason of such conquest and need to suppress those who aided in building the country and in fact should have been considered Americans? It was a manifest destiny, where the Unites States and its democracy felt they had the right to bring democracy to those of the savages and uneducated, which many times meaning the Indians. They would do this by force if needs be. The American enterprise was growing and the people thought it was wonderful and that they should expand it further. The United States tended to forget that the Natives were humans and deserved to be heard and included; the Indians were disregarded and pushed west until there was no longer a place to be pushed to. Another reason the Indians were disregarded is because missionaries felt the only way to civilize them was to destroy what they know and leave them no other option than to join them. .
In regards to the leadership of the United States during this time period, they were suppose to be representative of the "common man". He wanted to reform the United States and put control and economic prosperity in the hand of the citizens. This came at a cost to the Native Americans. Although Jacksonian Democracy had some pluses, one cannot deny the oppression of the Indians.