2.  The Indian removal act was passed in 1830  It gave the government the ability to trade land with the Native Americans  Andrew Jackson attempted to use force to move them, but the Supreme court ruled against it because the act said trade land  Andrew Jackson decided to ignore the supreme court ruling and use force anyway because he could get away with it  The federal government compensated the native Americans but most of the time it was not fair

3.  Originally Andrew Jackson was all for Indian rights, fairness, and well being  Only 14 months later Jackson prompted congress to pass the Indian Removal Act

4.  Most have enough money for luxuries such as: comfortable homes, nice automobiles, plumbing, and good food  Have an average income of about $77,000  Can live anywhere they want  Are treated fairly

5.  More than 30% of Native Americans are overcrowded  Less than 50% are connected to a public sewer  Native Americans are 600% more likely to die of heart disease, 226% more likely to die of diabetes, 600% more likely to die of tuberculosis, than other Americans  Reserves are only positioned in small clusters throughout the country, on poor land

6.  About 900,000 Native Americans were removed out of their home and relocated to poor land  The IRA has sent a shockwave to the Native Americans that is still in effect today  Settlers were able to move west of the Mississippi on to the Native’s old territory and expand America

7. The act was not justified because the act said that the government could only trade land with the Native Americans, not use military force to make them move off of their land. Yet, Jackson went against the Supreme Court ruling and sent military force to forcefully relocate the Natives. Despite this, when Jackson left office he was proud to have “solved” the Native American problem for good when all he did was move the problem across the Mississippi River. Therefore, the act was not justified because of how it was performed.

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