[MichiganCheese]

Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act resulted in the death of my great great grandmother on the Trail of Tears. The bastards took everything they owned and made them begin the journey in late October guaranteeing many would die on the trail due to winter exposure. So up yours and your great grandpappy’s!

[hanamizu]

“Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act resulted in the death...”

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When I taught this bit of history to my Jr. High students, I’d point out the likely real reason for the removal was the discovery of gold in Georgia and North Carolina. Can’t have the Indians sitting on gold! The measure of how civilized the “Civilized Tribes” were was how they reacted. They went to court! They took it all the way to the Supreme Court and won. Jackson’s reply was “The Court has made its ruling, let it enforce it” and ordered the removal anyway.

Jackson, no doubt didn’t have a high opinion of Indians, having grown up on the frontier and fought them in Florida. But he won East and West Florida for the U.S. won an important victory at New Orleans (yes, the war was technically over) and was the first ‘common’ man to be elected President. A political party, the Whigs, was formed to oppose him, and as long as he lived he was a political force in the early U.S.

I live a few miles from one of the places where the Indians crossed the Mississippi in the winter time.

[satan]

On the 25th of this month, 144 years ago, Custer died for our sins!
Get over it.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act resulted in the death of my great great grandmother on the Trail of Tears. The bastards took everything they owned and made them begin the journey in late October guaranteeing many would die on the trail due to winter exposure. So up yours and your great grandpappy’s!

That's not quite true. The Cherokee were allowed to take their slaves with them. Come to think of it the Cherokee were the last to free their slaves. I guess everyone can be an asshole.

[Jolla]

good to be on the winners side.