Andrew Jackson was a very strong anti-Indian advocate . He was known as the "Indian Killer" and "Sharp Knife". He signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Within seven years of signing this act, 46,000 Native Americans were moved onto reservations. This also freed about 25 million acres of land for white settlers to move onto. Andrew Jackson took extreme steps to expand the country west. He did not care that he violated the Indians' rights because he viewed them as an "inferior race." He described the Indians as "children in need of guidance." Andrew Jackson abused responsibility as president by taking away their land and forcing them onto reservations. He believed that in a twisted way, he was helping the Native Americans. During his time in office he was extremely prejudice towards the Indians.
"Doubtless it will be painful to leave the graves of their fathers; but what do they more than our ancestors did or than our children are now doing?"
-Andrew Jackson
"It will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the Indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy, and to give that humane and considerate attention to their rights and their wants which is consistent with habits of our Government and the feelings of our people."
-Andrew Jackson
-Andrew Jackson
"It will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the Indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy, and to give that humane and considerate attention to their rights and their wants which is consistent with habits of our Government and the feelings of our people."
-Andrew Jackson
"After a harassing warfare, prolonged by the nature of the country and by the difficulty of procuring subsistence, the Indians were entirely defeated, and the disaffected band dispersed or destroyed. The result has been creditable to the troops engaged in the service. Severe as is the lesson to the Indians, it was rendered necessary by their unprovoked aggressions, and it is to be hoped that its impression will be permanent and salutary.
-Andrew Jackson
"My original convictions upon this subject have been confirmed by the course of events for several years, and experience is every day adding to their strength. That those tribes can not exist surrounded by our settlements and in continual contact with our citizens is certain. They have neither the intelligence, the industry, the moral habits, nor the desire of improvement which are essential to any favorable change in their condition. Established in the midst of another and a superior race, and without appreciating the causes of their inferiority or seeking to control them, they must necessarily yield to the force of circumstances and are long disappear."
-Andrew Jackson
-Andrew Jackson