Andrew Jackson, who was the 7th President of the United States, signed the Indian Removal Act on May 28, 1832 and this policy granted Andrew Jackson the right to remove forcibly the Native Americans. land west of the Mississippi. Although “it is presumed that any explanation of Jackson's goals is an attempt to justify the slaughter of innocent people…” (Remini, 45), some would say that his childhood affected him; seeing and hearing Indians attacking places near his home. Or how he was the second president to go into business without education. Some people believed that the discovery of gold in Georgia led many new white settlers to seek to purchase land from the Cherokee Indians. While much can be said about Andrew Jackson's removal policy, one thing is certain: the manner in which that policy was enforced was a horror. If you could just imagine with your heart and soul how the policy was carried out, then you could see how terribly the Indians were treated. All because they were occupying land given to them in a treaty. Politics has affected many people, some in positive ways; some in poor condition. Obviously, the only people positively affected by this policy were the white settlers who sought to purchase the Indians' land. The Chickasaw Indians were the only tribe that did not own land in the New Territory, even though they had been promised some. They sold their land for $500,000 to the United States government and when they showed up and had no land, they decided to lease land from the Choctaws. Purchasing the other tribe's land created a trust fund that gave the Chickasaw Indians up to $75,000 a year, allowing them to have a cash economy and not rely on the natural environment (Kidwell). The unfortunate situation in all this...... middle of paper ......med, TeacherServe, National Humanities Center. National Humanity Center. February 19, 2014. Langguth, AJ Driven West: Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears to the Civil War. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. 106+. Potter, Woodburne. The War in Florida. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1966. 14+.Satz, Ronald N., Robert Vincent Remini, and Anthony F. C. Wallace. “Primary Documents of American History.” Indian Removal Act: Primary Documents in American History (Virtual Programs and Services, Library of Congress). The Library of Congress. February 18, 2014. Smith, William. Expedition against the Indians of Ohio. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1966. Iii+.Spencer, Oliver M. Indian Captivity. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1966. 58+.