Jackson declared that removal would "incalculably strengthen the southwestern frontier." Clearing Alabama and Mississippi of their Indian populations, he said, would "enable those states to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power."
The connotation is the extra feeling that a word carries. Using words with different connotations can really change the meaning of a sentence and the tone, which means the attitude of the speaker.
No i don't think that it sounds cheesy at all. relatable if anything
