Andrew Jackson was a known Indian hater. Before his presidency he did all that he could to remove the Creek and Seminole Indians from their lands, during the Creek and Siminole War, merely for his own profit. Jackson was raised on a farm and was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He had to find his fortune on his own. His did this by prospecting. He made a fortune selling off the …
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…big deciding factor in most of the Indians hardships. The terms of his treaties were unreasonable. They lacked enough money or proper land for the Indians to reestablish themselves. Just during his presidency he signed ninety-four treaties. All were to his own advantage. Although not all were for money or land, a lot of the removal was done as a favor to the American people. Remember, Andrew Jackson was in an elected position. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**