Jackson: defy/abide Constitution and American ideal of democracy

Jackson seemed to be a man of mixed opinions, when it came to dealing with the Indians. He cleary wanted their lands for settlement by Americans because he refused to abide by the Supreme's Court decision to uphold the rights of the Indians. However, he did make appeals to Congress asking them to help preserve their "much injured race." Jackson wanted to move the Indians west of the Mississippi River, but not forcing them, because to force them to leave the graves of their forefathers would be "cruel and unjust." However, Jackson seemed to side with the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which uprooted more than 100,000 indians, in which many died on the "Trial of Tears." President Jackson, both wanting to be a hero to the natives and a hero to the land-greedy whites, made moves which exemplified this.