"This emigration should be voluntary, for it would be as cruel as unjust to compel the aborigines to abandon the graves of their fathers and seek a home in a distant land. But they should be distinctly informed that if they remain within the limits of the States they must be subject to their laws. In return for their obedience as individuals they will without doubt be protected in the enjoyment of those possessions which they have improved by their industry." - 1829 Which president was speaking about Indian removal in this inaugural address? A) Andrew Jackson B) James Buchanan C) Thomas Jefferson D) Martin van Buren
Andrew Jackson stated this on his First Annual Message to Congress, December 8, 1829. He was a leading advocate of a policy known as Indian removal, which involved the ethnic cleansing of several Indian tribes.
