Question

President Jackson promised “equal protection and equal benefits” for ordinary americans. What do his policies toward Native Americans suggest about these beliefs?

Answer 1

It suggested that these equal protections and rights were going to go to the people “he saw”deserving of those rights

Answer 2

President Jackson supported their relocation, showing that he did not consider the Indians as "ordinary Americans" or to have the same rights as other Americans.

He is known as the "Indian Killer" and "Sharp Knife" for his policies during his term especially the Indian Removal Act in which he removed the southern tribes forcefully and in a harsh and bloody way.