Option 2: The Indian Removal Act of 1830
Read the following primary source:
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Transcript of President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress ‘On Indian Removal’ (1830)Links to an external site.
Then, address the following:
· Evaluate the rationale that President Jackson used in the removal of the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River. Did the removal have the intended impact?
· Identify the responsibilities given to the President under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
· Compare Jackson’s actions toward Native Americans in the context of his First Inaugural Address with the path of events during the Trail of Tears.
· Determine if the removal of the Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River violates the principles found in the Declaration of Independence.
Requirements
· Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
· 1-inch margins
· Double spaced
· 12-point Times New Roman font
· Title page
· References page
· In-text citations that correspond with your end references