R.I.P.
Andrew Jackson
1767 â 1845
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Architect of the Trail of Tears
U.S. President who signed the Indian Removal Act and defied a Supreme Court ruling to forcibly relocate 60,000+ Native Americans. The Trail of Tears killed thousands through exposure, disease, and starvation.
Why They're Here
Established the legal and political framework for Native American ethnic cleansing. His defiance of the Supreme Court set dangerous precedents for executive overreach.