{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Creating America","title":"Episode 20: Andrew Jackson, Indian Removal & the Trail of Tears | The Dark Side of Manifest Destiny","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1566,"description":"The United States often celebrates its founding ideals of liberty and freedom, but this episode of the Creating America Podcast explores a far darker chapter in the nation’s history. Through the speeches and documents of President Andrew Jackson and the text of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, host Will Sarris examines how the U.S. government justified the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the name of expansion, “civilization,” and Manifest Destiny.This episode traces the origins of the Trail of Tears and the federal policy of Indian removal that displaced tens of thousands of Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, and other Native peoples west of the Mississippi River. Hear Jackson’s own words defending removal, and the devastating human consequences that followed.By exploring these historical documents in context, this episode reveals how westward expansion and the growth of the United States were deeply tied to broken treaties, cultural destruction, forced assimilation, and the displacement of indigenous nations. A sobering look at one of the most consequential and tragic policies in American history.Host & Narrator: Will SarrisFollow us on social media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586175179173Threads: https://www.threads.com/@creatingamericapodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/creatingamericapod📩 Contact: CreatingAmericaPod@gmail.com💬 Support the show: patreon.com/williamsarris🌐 More about Will: williamsarris.net","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/pRI2_ctAqlURX_7yVg9g9PpW5jumJPPNdMjBP63RAeI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNjI4/YTk4MjUxZmQ0MDQw/ZTAyMzVjZGE5NDMz/NzE4Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}