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Andrew Jackson 's Indian Policy and the Westward Expansion in the United States

The policy of former United States President Andrew Jackson towards Native Americans reflected his prejudice against them . Like most white settlers of the Old Southwest , he believed that Indian lands must be used for the westward expansion of white commerce and agriculture Jackson 's regime was therefore characterized with violent takeovers of Native American territories , such as the Trail of Tears (1831 . His victories over the Indians was said to

have (convinced ) him (that ) the Indian nations were weaker than previously thought (Harrell , Harrell Gaustad , Boles , Griffith , Miller , Woods , 382

Jackson has supported the absolute inevitability of removal long before he assumed the presidency in March 1829 . He grew up in the Tennessee frontier , which , during that time , was inhabited by various Indian tribes . Pioneers in the b regarded Native Americans as hindrances to westward expansion and economic opportunity . Not surprisingly , the centerpiece of Jackson 's Indian policy was the removal of eastern Indian nations to the western side of the Mississippi River (Norgren , 72

His strategy sat well with the country 's whites . Some whites considered it as a part of a national expansion program that started with the War for Independence against England , if not consistent with the manifest destiny ' of the US to spread Western civilization in North America Immigrants , as well as elderly whites , saw Jackson 's Indian policy as an opportunity to acquire new lands for...