Native Americans and Indian Removal Act

Is Andrew Jackson doing this for the good of the Indians or for the white settlers?

Do you see Andrew Jackson working for the common people or making himself more king like?

What is the Indian Removal Act and why was it unconstitutional?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUILURVoPhw

Think back

• What did Jackson claim he wanted for the Natives?

Indian Removal Act

• US army forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi

• 15,000 Cherokees forced

• Is this what Jackson promised in his annual message to Congress?

Well. . .

• If the natives would have become civilized could they have stayed?

• STOP– Read article about the 5 tribes removed

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Please read the article removed and complete the Native American Removal handout

STOP

Worcester Nation vs. Georgia

Cherokee sued George

* Georgia couldn’t make a law to remove them because the constitution says only the United States Federal Government had the power to deal with foreign nations

* Federal Government made treaties for them to stay

Supreme Court & John Marshall agreed. Natives don’t have to leave!

Worcester vs. Georgia

Jackson’s response, “John Marshall has made his Jackson’s response, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!decision, now let him enforce it!

• Is this legal?

Trail of Tears

• Let’s read a couple of accounts.

STOP

Questions?

• What did you discover?

• How many natives do you think died on the nation?

• Let’s look at some statistics!

• Directions: The following are statistics from 13 Cherokee groups that left under their own supervision. Use this information to determine the number of days for each journey and the percent of survivors for each group. Then, compare the different groups.

http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/workshops/legends/TTstats_hndout.html

Fight BACK!

• Seminole War: Florida– Chief Osceola started fighting the United

States army 1817, ended in 1818– 2nd war 1835-1845– 3rd war ended 1858, it’s over

Question

• Do you think the US government left the natives alone after they moved them west of the Mississippi!