"The decision of the Jackson administration to remove the Cherokee Indians to land west.

             of the Mississippi River in the 1830"s was more a reformulation of the national policy that.

             had been in effect since the 1790"s than a change in the policy.".

             *Assess the validility of this generalization with the reference to the moral, political,.

             constitutional, and practical concerns that shaped national Indian policy between 1789 and.

             the mid 1830"s. .

             The Removal of the Native Indians to the West.

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             Between the 1790"s and the mid 1830"s, the national Indian policy changed in.

             many aspects. Cherokee Indians were driven out to the west of the Mississippi from their.

             homeland when the Jackson adminstration confirmed their removal. The cause of this.

             change in policy was mainly brought up by Andrew Jackson, president of United States of.

             America during the 1830"s. According to Jackson, he claimed that the actions were made.

             for the Native Indian"s benefit, but he was only doing this because he wanted to control.

             the amount of land the Indians occupied. He was not only violating Native Indian"s rights,.

             but their rights as a Nation. Before the 1820"s and 30"s, the Indians were treated with.

             respect and had right as a Nation, but Jackson changed all this when he became the.

             president of the United States of America.

             In 1789, (Doc B) Henry Knox expressed his feelings that the Indians have the right.

             to possess their land because they were the prior occupants. This was morally right. In.

             (Doc C), he shows respect towards the Indians by explaining that Indian can live civilized.

             and be humane. This was true in many aspects. (Doc L) showed that Indians lived a very.

             civilized life. Many mixed blood Indians were very successful with their farming and lived.

             very prosperously. Not only that, but they also had slaves to work for them. .

             Furthermore, in (Doc D) the Intercourse Act in 1802 gave Indians more rights by stating.