Transcript indian removal jackson

Jacksonian Democracy and
Indian Removal
How did Jackson’s presidency
politically transform the
development of the expanding
nation?
Warm Up
• Read the text entitled “Jacksonian
Democracy”
• List 5 important facts from the article in
your notes.
Andrew Jackson
• Born into poverty (called “champion of
the poor”; wealthy plantation owner @
time he took office)
• War hero after War of 1812
• 1st president not from east coast elite
• Considered first “president of the
people” and represented the “common
man”
ANDREW JACKSON
REPRESENTED THE
“COMMON MAN”. WHO DO
YOU THINK WAS EXCLUDED
FROM HIS DEMOCRATIC
SPIRIT?
Painted by Robert Lindneux in 1942
NBC Learns
• Watch NBC Learns video found at:
https://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k
-12/search
Two basic ideas among
whites about how to deal with
the Indian “problem”:
• Civilization means that the Native
Americans would become farmers;
convert to Christianity; own land; learn
English; become Americans
• Removal was based on the idea that
civilization was never going to succeed;
only option was to find some place West
to settle Natives
Jackson & Indian Removal
• Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act
of 1830
• Cherokee given 2 years to migrate
voluntarily; majority did not move
– 7,000 US troops sent in to force Natives to
move west
Document A: Andrew Jackson
• Answer ‘sourcing’ question
• Read the document aloud and answer
questions 2-4 in pairs
Document B: Elias Boudinot
• Answer ‘sourcing’ question
• Read the document aloud and answer
questions 2-4 in pairs
Discussion
• Why did Jackson or Boudinot think Indian
Removal was in the best interest of the
Cherokee?
• Do you believe them? What parts sound
sincere/believable?
• Why might some people at the time have
believe that Indian Removal was a
reasonable policy?
• How have attitudes changed/stayed the
same since the 1830s?