Even before he was elected President, Andrew Jackson had been instrumental in forcing Native Americans out of the South. Once in office, he continued this policy at an accelerated pace.

Andrew, then thirteen years old ... as the “Corrupt Bargain” once it was found out that Adams named Clay as his secretary of state. Reactions to the “Corrupt Bargain” led the House to nominate Jackson ...

In what is today known as the Trail of Tears, members of the Cherokee Nation were rounded up and transplanted westward by military force in 1838 under Jackson’s successor Martin Van Buren. Legacy In ...