headed by President Jackson,and it's main goal was the removal of the

southeastern Indian tribes. Jackson convinced the American Indians that with

whites surrounding the Indians, their culture was slowly being destroying. He

justified his actions by having people believe that the Indians could thrive in

the West. Once his propaganda is removed it is clear that the government and

the President wanted one thing; the Indian lands, for their resources and for

The policy brought up negotiation of treaties to transfer Indians east of the Mississippi River to a western location. The success of the policy was

directly related to the support of Jackson and other important government

The policy allowed the negotiation of treaties to transfer Indians east of the Mississippi River to a western location. These treaties contained provisions for the Indians emigrating to the new reservations. The Indians were promised food, transportation, protection should they be attacked by rival Indians, medication, and they were to be reimbursed for any property lost on the emigration. This all appeared good to the Indians, but the Senate would remove or change certain things discussed in the negotiations without consulting the Indian's leaders. This caused the trek to be brutally hard on the Indians and impossible for others.

Indians died in what has come to be known as the "Trail of Tears". Any hopes

save money went with the lowest bidding contractors. These contractors also cu

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