3. Indian Removal For years, many supported removing Native Americans
About 100,000 American Indians lived east of the Mississippi River
Mainly in the Southeast
Jackson urged Congress to set aside “an ample district west of the Mississippi”
Believed the government had the right to regulate Natives
Viewed them as conquered

4. Removal of the Natives Indian Removal Act
Passed by Congress
Treaties requiring them to relocate west
Indians forced to relocate to Indian Territory
Present-day Oklahoma, Nebraska, & Kansas
Jackson called it “just and liberal”

6. Worcester v. Georgia
In the 1790s, Federal gov’t created a separate nation within Georgia for Cherokees
GA ignored laws & forced Natives out
Cherokee appealed to the Supreme Court to keep their land
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7. Opinion & Reaction
Supreme Court ruled only federal gov’t could make laws over the Cherokee
“Justice John Marshall has made his decision…Now let him enforce it.” – Andrew Jackson
Jackson supported GA & ignored Supreme Court ruling
Native Americans could not have their own government within U.S. borders
Become citizens or move west
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8. 7,000 troops removed the remaining Cherokee Indians
Trail of Tears
7,000 troops removed the remaining Cherokee Indians
March known as the “Trail of Tears”
About ¼ died on the trip
Illness, hunger, exposure to weather