The Age of Jackson | Great White Father | 4
American History Tellers
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🗓️ 18 April 2018
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
During his political rise, Jackson distinguished himself with his ability to exact ruthless military victories over indigenous people. As President Native Americans felt the brunt of this power. Whatever his achievements during his lifetime, his legacy is forever "Indian removal" from lands they'd originally inhabited to make way for white settlers.
And none would feel the brunt of Jackson’s force more than the groups known as the Five Civilized Tribes—“civilized,” white settlers believed, because they raised animals and farmed.
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| 0:13.6 | Imagine it's a warm spring morning in Washington, D.C. May 26, 1830. |
| 0:19.2 | You didn't sleep well last night. |
| 0:21.0 | You can't help feeling anxious thinking about the day ahead. |
| 0:23.4 | Head to the dining room and sit down across from your wife for breakfast. |
| 0:27.6 | She's already leafing through the newspaper. |
| 0:29.4 | The headlines blare, house to decide Cherokee's fate. |
| 0:33.0 | Ready for the vote today? |
| 0:34.7 | Yeah, not gonna be easy though. |
| 0:37.4 | She squeezes your hand. |
| 0:39.0 | Whatever happens will manage. |
| 0:40.7 | Jackson can't force you from office for opposing. |
| 0:43.3 | Do what you think is right. |
| 0:45.0 | You kiss your wife goodbye and grab your hat for the short walk to the Capitol, |
| 0:48.6 | mulling over the vote before you. |
| 0:50.9 | A month ago, your colleagues in the Senate, led by President Andrew Jackson, |
| 0:54.9 | voted to pass the Indian Removal Act. |
| 0:57.6 | After decades of conflict, the bill would force the Cherokee to evacuate their lands in the south |
| 1:02.8 | and move west past the Mississippi River. |
| 1:05.2 | Now, as a representative in the House, it's your turn to vote. |
| 1:09.0 | President Jackson has made no secret of his support for the bill. |
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