In the first line, Jackson refers to the "benevolent policy of the government". How does his message in the final paragraph relate to this idea? Would you consider it
truly “benevolent"? |
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I do not think that the Indian Removal Act was a “benevolent policy.” It was not fair of the United States government to remove the Native Americans from their ancestral homelands. Also, it was not fair to view the tribes as an uncivilized and inferior group of people. The Native Americans were forcibly relocated at gunpoint by the US Army. They were also made to suffer a harsh winter, starvation, and sicknesses. The US government turned a blind eye to the deaths of many Native Americans in this migration.

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"this speech"? what speech are you talking about?