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Links of Interest:
(1825-1829) Son of 2nd President, John Adams (1829-1837) Mr. Henry, the first American who trapped upon the head-waters of the Columbia river in 1808, and General Ashley of Missouri "established a post on the banks of the Yellowstone River in 1822" and pushed a band of trappers across the Rocky Mountains by 1823. "In 1825 a footing was secured, and a complete system of trapping (was) organized beyond the mountains" (Irving 30). Source: Irving, Washington. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville. G.P. Putnam and Son, New York, 1868. Originally published in 1837. After Jackson's election his first priority is Westward Expansion. The
population is almost doubling every twenty years. President Jackson introduces a
plan called the "Indian Removal Act" despite Congressman Davy Crockett's
opposition. After five months of debate in Congress it passes by four votes and
President Jackson signs it into law in May 1830. The Indian Removal Act forces
50,000 Native Americans from five tribes (Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek,
and Seminole) to leave their ancestral homes and relocate 600 miles west to
Indian Territory (Oklahoma today). Over the next two decades the Native
Americans are relocated. Over 16,000 die on the journey. It is known as the
Trail of Tears. The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen |
