New Indian Territory, Creeks, Cherokees, Native Americans, President Jackson, Civil War, Sioux uprising, Georgia, Alabama, Indian tribes, Oklahoma, transported communities
Jackson was elected in 1828. He removed the Indians to the West by force. Even before his inauguration as a president, Georgia and Mississippi passed laws extending their jurisdiction over the Indians within their borders. Georgia and Alabama made it illegal for Indians to testify against any white man.
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