Wednesday 13 April 2016

According to Jackson, what were the potential beniefits of removal for Native Americans?

Andrew Jackson believed there would be some benefits for the Native Americans if they were removed from the lands on which they lived, which were located east of the Mississippi River. Andrew Jackson believed that the Native Americans were like children who needed guidance. He believed, as did many white Americans, that the people of the United States would not move to lands located west of the Mississippi River. If the Native Americans were removed...

Andrew Jackson believed there would be some benefits for the Native Americans if they were removed from the lands on which they lived, which were located east of the Mississippi River. Andrew Jackson believed that the Native Americans were like children who needed guidance. He believed, as did many white Americans, that the people of the United States would not move to lands located west of the Mississippi River. If the Native Americans were removed to these western lands, it was believed that they would be able to live in peace and would be able to govern themselves. They also would be free from intimidation and harassment from white people who viewed the Native Americans as inferior to whites. They also would be safe from potential attack by settlers who wanted their land.


It turned out that many of these premises were false. White people expanded west of the Mississippi River, and they again wanted the lands on which the Native Americans lived.

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