HISTORY 113 – One historian summarized Jackson’s and Van Buren’s
January 10th, 2018
One historian summarized Jackson’s and Van Buren’s actions toward American Indians as “savage” and wrought with displays of violence that bordered on pathological intensity. In your opinion, to what degree did the Jacksonians follow Washington’s policies in this area, and in what ways did Jackson (and society in general) promote a climate of heightened racism and land greed?