Question

How did jeffersons stance on indian removal change over time?

Answer 1

Answer:

Thomas Jefferson believed Native American peoples to be a noble race[1] who were "in body and mind equal to the white man, and were endowed with an innate moral sense and a marked capacity for reason. Nevertheless, he believed that Native Americans were culturally and technologically inferior.Like many contemporaries, he believed that Indian lands should be taken over by white people.

Explanation:

Jefferson never removed any Native Americans. However, in private letters he did suggest various ideas for removing tribes from enclaves in the East to their own new lands in lands west of the Mississippi. Indian Removal was passed by Congress in 1831, long after he died. Before and during his presidency, Jefferson discussed the need for respect, brotherhood, and trade with the Native Americans, and he initially believed that forcing them to adopt European-style agriculture and modes of living would allow them to quickly "progress" from "savagery" to "civilization". Beginning in 1803, Jefferson's private letters show increasing support for the idea of removal. Jefferson maintained that Indians had land "to spare" and, he thought, would willingly exchange it for guaranteed supplies of food and equipment.