Andrew Jackson and Native Americans

Andrew Jackson and Native Americans

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Today's Objectives:

1. Analyze the way in which Andrew Jackson dealt with another group of people, Native Americans.

2. ​Determine whether Andrew Jackson is a hero or villain to these people.

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January 20, 2022

The Cherokee tribe was a Native American tribe that lived in what is now Georgia for hundreds of years. As more and more white Americans began to move into Georgia, it was discovered that valuable resources such as gold were on Cherokee lands. These new settlers desired the land of the Cherokee because of the wealth that was there. In order to get the land, white settlers used a law called the INDIAN REMOVAL ACT to get the state of Georgia to remove the Cherokee from their lands.

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The Cherokee in Georgia

Open Ended

What was found on Cherokee lands, and what did white settlers use to try to remove the Cherokee from their land?

​The Cherokee did not give up easily. They sued the state of Georgia for trying to remove them from their land and their case went all the way to the Supreme Court. This court case became known as WORCESTER V GEORGIA. The Supreme Court decided in FAVOR of the Cherokee. They declared that the state of Georgia had no right to kick the Cherokee of their lands since they had lived there for hundreds of years and declared the Indian Removal Act UNCONSTITUTIONAL. The Supreme Court made their decision and they expected Andrew Jackson as president to respect their decision...

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​Big Idea 1: Worcester v Georgia

Multiple Choice

What law did white settlers use in order to try to kick the Cherokee off their land?

• Indian Removal Act

• Native Relocation Act

• Marbury v Madison

• Oklahoma Homestead Act

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the case WORCESTER V GEORGIA?

• Court Case in which the Supreme Court said the Cherokee could not be removed from their lands.

• Court Case in which the Supreme Court established the idea of judicial review.

• Court Case in which the Supreme Court gave poor white men the right to vote.

• Court Case in which the Supreme Court impeached Andrew Jackson.

Open Ended

Based on what you know so far of Andrew Jackson, do you think he will respect the decision of the Supreme Court?

The Constitution says that the President's job is to enforce the decision of the Supreme Court once it is made. But Jackson simply IGNORES the courts decisions. He allows the state of Georgia to continue to remove the Cherokee from their lands in order to clear the way for white settlers. He also sends the U.S. Army to Georgia in order to forcibly remove the Cherokee from their homes

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To the Cherokee, Andrew Jackson is a villain and acts like a KING. He should have obeyed the decision of the Supreme Court ​but decided to ignore the decision and help white settlers take the land of the Cherokee.

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​Big IDea 2: Andrew Jackson's Response

In 1836, the Cherokee were given two years to migrate voluntarily. If at the end of those 2 years the Cherokee had not moved out they would be forcibly removed from their homes. The Cherokee were then forced to march over 2000 miles to the west to lands set up by the U.S. government for Indians only (modern day state of Oklahoma). In this march over 4000 Cherokees died of cold, hunger and disease. Because they were forced out of their homes and because so many died on the way to the new "Indian Territory" this march became known as the TRAIL OF TEARS.

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Big IDea 3: Trail of Tears

Multiple Choice

How did Andrew Jackson react to the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v Georgia?

• He allowed the state to let Cherokee and white settlers live on the same land

• He sent the U.S. Army to Georgia to protect the Cherokee tribe from white settlers

• He ignored the courts decision and allowed Georgia to remove the Cherokee

• He obeyed the decision and stopped the Cherokee from being removed from their homes

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would view Andrew Jackson as a villain?

• Poor Whites

• Native Americans

• Southerners

• Common Man

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a major IMPACT of Andrew Jackson ignoring the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v Georgia?

• The state of Georgia decided to allow the Cherokee to live in their lands

• White settlers were ambushed and Cherokee warriors and killed

• The Cherokee revolted and attacked the state government of Georgia

• The Cherokee were forcibly removed from the lands in a march called the "Trail of Tears"

Multiple Choice

To which modern day state were the Cherokee forcibly removed to during the "Trail of Tears"?

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• Colorado

• Idaho

Open Ended

Based on yesterday and today's lesson, do you think Andrew Jackson is a hero or villain in American history?