Indian Removal
...working its way through Congress in the form of a Bill. Jackson won a sweeping victory and began to formulate his strategies, which he would use in an "Indian Removal campaign". In 1829, upon seeing that his beloved Bill was not being enforced, Jackson began dealing with the Indian tribes and offering them "untouchable" tracts of lands west of the Mississippi River. Only if they would cede their lands to the United States, and move themselves there. Jackson was a large fan of states rights; hence he vetoed the charter for the Bank of the United States. So when faced with two issues concerning states rights (one with South Carolina regarding succession, one with Georgia regarding the Indians) he went with the suppression of South Carolina and gave Georgia all out support. When faced with the decision of Union or Indians he went with the Union and oppressed the Indians. The Executive branch wasn’t the only part of government that suppressed the Indians; the Legislative branch also suppressed them. In 1828 Congress passed the Indian Removal Bill, which forced the Indians in the south to relocate, or be subjected to state laws. This Bill was strongly opposed by the north while it was supported by the south. The Bill, which barely passed it both House and Senate, was a support for the popular distribution of fertile Indian lands. The United States government was lured into the relocating of the Indians because it offered more farmland for southern farmers. As far as the actual relocation went, the task of relocating the Indians fell into the hands of the Army, who then mostly signed the task off to contractors. Indian attempts at conforming were futile and quickly crushed. When ...