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====Andrew Jackson and The Removal Act 0f 1830====

Jackson strongly favored removing the 60,000 Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Creek and Seminole (the Civilized Tribes) from North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Indian Removal was one of Andrew Jackson's most important goals. It was so important that during Jackson’s first message to Congress, he asked for a bill and funds to move these tribes west of the Mississippi. Jackson's first major piece of legislation was the 1830 Removal Act.

Despite public opposition - Jackson ensured that Congress passed bills that removed Indians and gave Jackson the ability to set aside Western lands

Jackson did little to compensate Indians for lost lands or homes (typically only received 10% to 20% of their value)

Jackson provided woefully insufficient funds to ensure a safe relocation - while Trail of Tears occurred after his administration he set the policies in motion

Jackson was also outraged by the claim by the Cherokees that they were a sovereign nation - unconstitutional and unrealistic

He believed that no new state could be created in the jurisdiction of a state