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The United States was not “a land of the truly free”. A United States president, Andrew Jackson, urged Congress to pass the Indian Removal Act. This act would affect lives of many Indians and in some cases, people had to leave by force. Andrew Jackson also explained this to congress in a way that seemed positive and happy but really was not. Between the 1600’s and 1800’s, there was still slavery happening and places like slave breakers. Slavery was a big part of the south’s economy which is why slaves were needed but that meant they were enslaving people and taking away their rights like liberty and the pursuit of happiness. There was also the early British Acts such as the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts and the Intolerable Acts. These happened …show more content…
In the agreement, Native Americans in the East would get new territories in the Great Plains if they agreed to trade their land. However, the law did not say anything about the Indians being removed by force. The way that Andrew Jackson explained this to Congress was by making the journey seem like something that would the country because it would stop the authorities and State Government from fighting about what should be done with the Indians. The other way Jackson tried to convince Congress was by saying that the places the Indians would go would have an increase in population, wealth and power. The journey was referred to as the Trail of Tears because the journey was long and hard. People knew that this was bad because many people were ashamed that this was allowed to be happening. There was protests sent to Washington over the treatment of the Indians but they were still removed, “In 1836, thousand of Creeks who refused to leave Alabama were rounded up and marched west in handcuffs” (History Alive 193). This Act shows how people couldn’t do anything to stop the act even though they did

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