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 ...

All preceding experiments for the improvement of the Indians have failed. It seems now to be an established fact they they can not live in contact with a civilized community and prosper.

No one doubts that Andrew Jackson was imperfect ... it's about the fact that he signed the Indian Removal Act, which back in the 1860s, I think, what it did — 1830s, that is to say — during ...

The Cherokees might even have realized that advantage had it not been for the militia leader they fought under: Andrew Jackson. As a boy in the 1770s, Jackson had listened to stories of Indian ...

Andrew Jackson was the first president to defy the US supreme court. The question is whether Donald Trump will take a leaf out of his book.

Legacy Andrew Jackson is of the most portrayed chief executives in the ... his fight to kill the National Bank, his Indian Removal Bill, his “Kitchen Cabinet” of advisors, and the grooming of his ...

Jackson’s Indian Removal Act facilitated the forced displacement of ... Legacy In the genre of presidential portraiture, Andrew Jackson has been one of the most portrayed chief executives in history, ...

Historians say the ailing evergreen was originally planted by President Andrew Jackson, one of Trump’s most polarizing political heroes.

The Jackson Indians dominated the Hillsboro Hawks with a 7-1 victory, showcasing strong pitching and a relentless offense. After a weather-induced break, the team returned with renewed energy ...

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the ... One of his most controversial moves is the Indian Removal Act of 1830, in which the president wanted to clear newly acquired territories of ...