Why did Andrew Jackson support the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
1 Answer
He fufiilled the Removal Policy that had been introduced by Thomas Jefferson during his presidency so as to be able to seize the lands owned by Indian tribes.
Explanation:
The Removal Policy was part of the great movement of ethnic cleansing that struck Indians throughout the nineteenth century until the closure of the frontier in 1890. This policy was first introduced by Thomas Jefferson during the first decade of the nineteen century.
The issue of gold was for instance very important for what concerns the Cherokees. They had to be removed from their ancestral lands because gold had been found on their territory.
Removal was carried out despite the efforts of the five Southeastern tribes(Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminoles and Creeks) to assimilate to white man's life.
