Andrew Jackson Cartoon

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The relations between the Americans and the Indians were quite unstable starting all the way back when the Europeans first settled in America. The two groups had major land disputes starting when the settlers tried to expand their land further west into territory the Indians believed belonged to them. This tentative relation continued until Andrew Jackson became president. Jackson thought it to be beneficial to both parties if he were to relocate the Indians to specifically labeled reservations and giving the land they used to own to the American people to help their expansion. Many Indians resented this idea and refused to go along with Jackson's plan, so Jackson decided to forcefully evict the Indians from their homes and march them to their new land. This march became known as the trail of tears and killed thousands of Indians during its existence. The cartoon above can be viewed as satirical because it portrays Jackson as the father of the Indians, which he obviously wasn't because he didn't care for them at all. Due to these events, Jackson should not be considered the peoples president if he forcibly relocates his own people without their consent.