Was Andrew Jackson's Indian policy merely a reformulation of older ones or a newer and more dictatorial-style policy towards the savages? This essay proves that it was a reformulation.

Since the 1790's, American Indian policies have differed slightly, but the main ideas of attempting to civilize the noble savages and trying to keep them from disturbing white men was kept alive. Thomas Jefferson's Indian policy was something to the effect of civilizing the Indians while also respecting them (Document F). James Monroe's Indian policy had to do with the removal of Indians to keep the amount of problems under control (Documents M and N). …

…failing. In conclusion, Andrew Jackson was right for having acted upon instinct and his policy was merely a reformulation because, like others, it dealt with trying to civilize Indians to stop disturbance and the fact that moving Indians would better suit everyone involved--whites and Indians alike. ***The works cited in the parenthetical notation were documents handed out to the class during by the US History 2 H professor. That's why there is no works cited page.