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Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears
The Cherokees Refuse to Give up!
They Cherokee Indians sue the state of Georgia for trying to force them to leave in the case Worcester v. Georgia in 1832.
Justice John Marshall decides that Georgia cannot force the Cherokees out and Jackson does not care one bit.
The Trail Where They Cried
1835 - The Government manages to get a treaty signed and passed with only one vote.
When President Van Buren takes office after Jackson, he forces the Cherokees to leave their homes via military force and march the Trail of 1,000 Miles, more commonly known as the Trail of Tears.
Presidential Support
Indian Removal Act
1830 - The government will pay the Native Americans to move out West to current day Oklahoma.
In his Inaugural Address, Jackson announces that he wants to remove the Native Americans from the land.
Early Beginnings
The 5 civilized tribes (Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw) of Native Americans lived in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida as successful farmers
The Americans wanted their fertile land in exchange for money and the dry land in the newly settled midwest.