Andrew Jackson Case Analysis

I, Michelle Benitez representative of Everett’s Law Firm, am here on the behalf of my wrongly accused client, President Andrew Jackson. In 1838, our Cherokee brothers and sisters were tore away from their native land; were forced to walk thousands of miles to an Indian Reservation Land. Our nation was inflicted a difficult decision; my client, Mr. Jackson, responded with the Indian Removal Act. From these course of actions, President Jackson was now recently accused of murder for all our deceased Cherokee brothers and sisters. Presidents prior to Mr. Jackson, my client, were imposed this burdensome decision of the Indian’s Removal. Despite numerous requests of the United States citizens to finally act upon the Indian Spring Treaty, no President

Jackson’s, my client, action were in the intention to benefit our nation and the Cherokees. Jury, please draw the attention towards document A. Enormous amounts of gold deposits are presented in the Cherokee territory, resulting in approximately over 6 million dollars of gold was located within the territory. Six million dollars could greatly help our nation’s economy; help decrease our never ending debts to foreign nations. Additionally, to mine all the gold, we would need miners and this position would allow more job opportunities. Our dear brother and sisters of the Cherokees, our nation’s action were only to create a more permanent home for you. The preamble of the New Echota Treaty states, “…with a view to reuniting their people in one body and securing a permanent home for themselves and their posterity in the country selected by their forefathers…and where they can establish and enjoy a government of their choice …and as may tend to their individual comfort and their advancement in civilization.” Andrew Jackson, our president, was providing a way for the Cherokee people to live and develop without either of our nations inferring, which could lead to conflict and possible wars. A luminary hero Mr. Jackson is, because he knew our fate if this Removal did not happen. A war in which millions could have died in and he saved our soldiers; the Cherokees

Therefore, do not twist my words of my acknowledgment that my client is a heroic man, but just as anyone else he did inflict a negative side. On December 6, 1830, my client did his annual message to congress, document C, which his words sounded ignorant. However, this was not ignorant of anger or hatred towards our beloved neighbors, but an ignorance of being oblivious of how his speech sounded once vocalized. The president, Mr. Jackson, stated “...Doubtless it will be painful to leave the graves of their fathers; but (why should they not do what) our ancestors did or than our children are now doing?” My client was simply sharing an anecdote with the United States’ Congress, about our ancestors traveling from Great Britain to an unknown land as we all now known as America. He drew a connection between us and the Cherokees, revealing that we as a nation understand the horrific pain that must have been inflicted. But once it is all over we are grateful for those settlers who risked dying overseas to start a new life, because it evolved into a new nation. Our nation was providing comfort of this Removal. Their expedition towards the Western land is their new beginning, a start to a magnificent story of how they would become to