There are many theories and mixed opinions about why Andrew Jackson implemented the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Andrew's Motivations Jackson to implement the policy and the actions he took when he implemented this can be interpreted in different ways depending on the analyzer's point of view. Robert V. Remini, for his part, believes that Andrew Jackson forced the Indians from their lands solely for humanitarian reasons. He states: “[Andrew Jackson] felt he had followed the 'dictats of humanity' and saved the Indians from certain death. Andrew Jackson himself said in Document Q, "It is best that [the natives] deal and move," because "the arm of government is not strong enough to preserve them from destruction." Robert V. Remini also states: "The actual removal of the Choctaw Nation violated every principle Jackson stood for" and "Jackson tried to prevent this calamity but was too far gone to exercise real control." On the other hand, Anthony F. C. Wallace insists that Jackson intentionally "oversaw a harsh policy toward Native Americans." Furthermore, Anthony FC Wallace believes that "it was the team of Jackson, Cass, and Herring that oversaw the removal of most of the Southern Indians." » President Andrew Jackson could also have enforced the Indian Removal Act for political reasons. Before this law, “white citizens were demanding that their governments, both at the state and national levels, do something for the Native American tribes among them.” Jackson might have seen this as an opportunity to gain popularity among citizens, as the plan gave Jackson the opportunity "to exercise leadership as the leader of the Democratic Party in Congress." Furthermore, ultimately the policy was mainstreamed, they were not allowed to "take a Christian oath", they were "denied the right to vote, to take legal action, even to testify in court,” and they were “subject to state taxes, militia duties, and debt suits. Additionally, “after gold was discovered on Cherokee property, it was forbidden to the Indians.” to dig or mine for gold on their own land” Although there are many theories about why President Andrew Jackson did what he did, the goal of Indian Removal. Act of 1830 was concrete. "His mission in Congress was to move them all west of the Mississippi to open the trans-Appalachian southeast to a flood of settlers who had been spilling over that mountain range since the early days of the republic. ." As a result, the "monumental legislation sounded the death knell for the Native Americans" and the happiness of white citizens and the states in which they resided..