INDIAN REMOVAL ACT

CHEROKEE NATION V. GEORGIA

• Indians aren't given basic rights
• Marshall "Indians domestic dependent nations"
• Jackson wants to rid of Indians altogether
• Cherokee's are desperate to make a treaty with US

TREATY PARTY

• Indians formed a political party
• John Ross is leader
• All wanted a Treaty instead of removal
• Treaty Party didn't have any power
• Jackson shot down all ideas of a treaty

JOHN ROSS

• Only Indian in appearance
• Rich, plantation owner, owned slaves
• Leader of the Cherokee Nation
• Could not get Jackson to compromise

THE TRAIL OF TEARS

• May 23, 1836-Two years for the Indians to be gone
• Pres. Van Buren uses military force
• 800 mile nightmare (land reserve west of Mississippi)
• 8,000 Indians died on the Trail.
• Cruel, harsh conditions

JACKSON'S JUSTIFICATION

• Indians uncivilized
• Separate nation
• Their constitution never elected by US
• Their main culture is withered
• Uneducated

INDIANS JUSTIFICATION

• Fit into American society
• Unconstitutional rights given to them
• Helped America with important battles
• Were not a threat to Americans