AMH 2010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act, New Echota

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Exposition: barbaric politically and overall, will never change, must be moved. Us history amh 2010 final exam study guide (chapters 9 & 11 & chapters 13 & 14) Changing attitudes towards indians: they were considered savages and an obstacle to the american way of life and, cherokee, seminole, chickasaw, choctaw, creed. Ruled in favor of letting indians keep land but at the same time dehumanized them. Andrew jackson: an avid critic of indians, didn"t enforce marshalls ruling with cherokee. Natives can keep their land that was previously awarded through fed treaties. Distinct political community in need of fed protection w/no rights under law. Group of fed adgents acting under jacksons guidelines gets a minority of cherokee chief to sell land to us gov for 5. 6 mill and free passage to the west. Trail of tears forced march of cherokees to oklahoma during winter. Raised tariff to protect manufacturing but calhoun disagreed because it hurt agriculture.