Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the U.S., known for being the first president to represent the ordinary people.

Jackson’s idea is that ordinary people can have a voice in political decisions, which later became known as Jacksonian democracy. But Andrew Jackson wasn’t known as an Indian sympathizer, and much of his presidency involved actions against Native Americans.

He is considered a man of the people. His popularity grew among poor farmers, artisans, and small-business owners.

He often used his popularity to gain political support when Congress or the Supreme Court opposed his ideas.

In 1803, Congress used federal troops to take away Natives’ lands. The tribes of Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Creek lost more than 100 million acres.  During the winter of 1831, members of these tribes were moved west of the Mississippi by order of the Indian Removal Act.

Later, another forced march of Natives occurred. The government move the Cherokee tribes to reservations in Oklahoma and provided little food and provisions for the trip.