Discussion3

Consider the lecture on the limits of democracy in the Jacksonian era and the readings on Indian Removal. What supposed advantages of Indian Removal does President Andrew Jackson highlight for white Americans and for American Indians in the southeast? What does he get wrong about the Five Tribes? How does Chief John Ross challenge Jackson's arguments, and how does he attempt to appeal to him and the larger American populace? Please answer these questions using 2-3 examples from the readings or lectures in your initial comment. 

Source 11.1 | ANDREW JACKSON, Second Annual Message (1830)

Source 11.5: John Ross, On the Treaty of New Echota, 1836