How did the Indian Removal Act go against moral, political, constitutional, and practical concerns?
1 Answer
Jan 10, 2018
It was the deportation of an entire people.
Explanation:
The Indian Removal Act led to the removal of the Indian tries West of the Mississippi River. It was immoral because people were deprived of their ancestral land and deported to Oklahoma. It was politically unacceptable because people were not treated with the decency with which all human beings are endowed. Constitutionnaly speaking it was a violation since the Supreme Court made a decision in 1832 in favor of the Cherokees who were under pressure from Georgia. Practically speaking it meant the use of military force and was thus inconvenient.
