Does no Jackson mean no Indian Removal?

If the president was actually willing to fallow SCOTUS would they be so willing to ignore the U.S. army?


Even if The Supreme court decision is accepted I doubt the U.S army would be willing to shoot white people trying to take Indian land.
 
Having read Jon Mecham's excellent bio on Jackson's White House years, here's what I took from it regarding Indian removal:
  1. Indian removal was all but inevitable, given the massive support it had from the "western" states at the time; however , there was a large number of people who fought it.
  2. Supporters of removal argued that it was humane because otherwise there would be constant conflicts between white settlers and Indian tribes leading to extermination.
  3. Henry Clay favored removal; in fact he wanted to exterminate the tribes. He only opposed removal because Jackson supported it. (Clay HATED Jackson.)
  4. Not all removal was by force; many tribal leaders voluntarily accepted removal in exchange for larger land grants west of the Mississippi.
  5. One reason Jackson supported Georgia vs the Supreme Court was that with the looming Tariff fight, he did not want to alienate another southern state.
Yes Indian removal was a dark chapter in our nation's history, but the fact was, it was going to happen sooner or later; there was simply too much desire for land by the US.
 
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