In 1830, as part of his zealous quest to acquire new territory for the nation, President Jackson pushed for the passing of the Indian Removal Act. It was this act that allowed for the 1838 forced removal by the U.S. military of Cherokee from their Georgia homeland to barren land in the Oklahoma territory.
The amendment granted citizenship to "all person born or naturalized in the united states" which included former slaves who had just been freed after the civil war.
