Having people being treated poorly because of their skin color or their ethnicity today is not socially acceptable but back then, everyone did it. The Indian Removal act was an act created by President Jackson. He had these poor people forced from their property because of their ethnicity. The Indian Removal Act was not justified because the U.S. Government (President Jackson), lied to the Cherokee people about what they promised, President Jackson took away the Cherokee’s rights and the Cherokees had a lot of hardships while they walked the Trail of Tears. The Indian Removal Act was not fair for anyone and shouldn’t have been created in the first place. So many people lost their lives and their rights so it was not justified.
President Jackson lied harshly to the Cherokees about what they were promised. According to Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy, The. Prod. Steven Heape. Dir. Chip Richie. Screenplay by Daniel Blake Smith. Perf. Wes Studi, James Earl Jones, James Garner, Crystal Gayle, John Buttram, and Douglas Wilder. Rich-Heape Films,…
The first thing that he did was that he didn’t give the cherokees time to gather their things. He took away their rights. He violated their privacy and property and stole it right from them, Jackson pretty much stole all of the cherokees property and belongings from them and gave it to a free for all for the white americans. President jackson was kicking them out of the states because of the color of their skin and their ethnicity. This is another reason why he took away their rights. According to the Cherokee Women’s Petition,”The use of the State of Georgia, to be highly oppressive, cruel and unjust.” President Jackson went to the Cherokee’s homes and kicked them out forcefully without their consent. He did not give them time to gather their belongings and when the Cherokees were out, he just threw their belongings and property for a free for all for white…