>Old Hickory is not my hero. He forced Native Americans including the Cherokee, to leave their ancient home in the East to relocate in the new “Indian Territory” of Oklahoma. Jackson forced men, women, children, aged and infirm to trek across near wilderness in the dead of a harsh winter,many hundreds of these peaceful people died along the way, thus the name “Trail of Tears” I wish govnt would remove is image from the $20 bill.
It was either that or let the settlers kill them all.
He’s the historical context:
>Andrew Jackson did not listen to the Supreme Court mandate barring Georgia from intruding on Cherokee lands. He feared that enforcement would lead to open warfare between federal troops and the Georgia militia, which would compound the ongoing crisis in South Carolina and lead to a broader civil war. Instead, he vigorously negotiated a land exchange treaty with the Cherokee.[18] Political opponents Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams, who supported the Worcester decision, were outraged by Jackson’s refusal to uphold Cherokee claims against the state of Georgia.[19] Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote an account of Cherokee assimilation into the American culture, declaring his support of the Worcester decision.[20][21]
>Jackson chose to continue with Indian removal, and negotiated The Treaty of New Echota, on December 29, 1835, which granted Cherokee Indians two years to move to Indian Territory (modern Oklahoma). Only a fraction of the Cherokees left voluntarily. The U.S. government, with assistance from state militias, forced most of the remaining Cherokees west in 1838.[22] The Cherokees were temporarily remanded in camps in eastern Tennessee. In November, the Cherokee were broken into groups of around 1,000 each and began the journey west. They endured heavy rains, snow, and freezing temperatures.
Those who can’t defend themselves will soon have everything taken from them.
The land the Cherokee were given in Eastern, Oklahoma was absolutely beautiful country. I lived there for 5 years.