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Jackson had expressed the opinion that the relocation was a generous offer to the Indians, and that they would be very much better off with the freedom and autonomy of their new territories. Private John G. Burnett participated in the forced relocation, and wrote about the great suffering that the Cherokees endured.
Jackson had expressed the opinion that the relocation was a generous offer to the Indians, and that they would be very much better off with the freedom and autonomy of their new territories. Private John G. Burnett participated in the forced relocation, and wrote about the great suffering that the Cherokees endured.
Evangelical Protestants were horrified at the violent removal and crusaded against Jackson and the Democratic party policy of [[Manifest Destiny]], which threatened to destroy most of the remaining Indians. The Protestants supported the opposition [[Whig Party]], which denounced the removals, and called for a more Christian approach to the Indians, emphasizing the need for morality in public policy, and the use of education and civilizing devices (like teaching Indians how to farm instead of hunt) to save the remaining Indians.<ref> Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp, ''Religion and Society in Frontier California'' (1994) [http://books.google.com/books?id=SJ4PfXvvKzcC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=%22trail+of+tears%22+evangelical+protestants&source=web&ots=rGf9bR8YFI&sig=47D5fiFZFhla9XvO-NPIZZbNIoI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA17,M1 online page 17]</ref>
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