Ultimately, Jackson signed a surplus bill which would distribute the money among the states. In an election year, Jackson understood the political clout this could give his hand-picked successor, ...

Of its climate, fertility, and capacity to support an Indian population the representations are highly favorable. To these districts the Indians are removed at the expense of the United States ...

Eager for land to raise cotton, the settlers pressured the federal government to acquire Indian territory. Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful proponent of Indian removal. In 1814 he ...

No one doubts that Andrew ... Jackson, Brian, and he's been a target in that park for a very long time, in addition to owning slaves, you know, it's about the fact that he signed the Indian ...

his Indian Removal Bill, his “Kitchen Cabinet” of advisors, and the grooming of his successor, Martin Van Buren. Five years before his death, Jackson continued to inspire commentary. An 1840 article ...