The American is portrayed to have embraced modernity unlike the savage Indians who have been living in huge tracts of forest vegetation. The Native American, as per the president’s speech, is a civilized Christian human being, and is supreme above any other race in the land. The American is supposed to have the first focus and his rights should come above those of anyone else because it is their land. The Native has also suffered for long trying to move into other areas, and now was time to stay in their land. On the other hand, the president brings out the Americans as merciful and considerate. He claims that by moving the Indian population into certain states, their extinction would be averted as well as annihilation. As much as they were solely focused on occupying their land for the sake of development, they were safeguarding the best interests of the Indian community. However, there was a sense of greed from the Native American who was keen on acquiring land in the South, which did not belong to him initially. The American-European is depicted mostly with the many missionaries, who are against the law being enacted. They are considerate religious people who care about the emotional effects of having to leave …show more content…
He comes out as a staunch nationalist by calling for the movement of Indians into a place where they could associate themselves with each other and get to practice their beliefs, as well as protecting the American interest by strengthening the numbers of Natives in states to create a national outlook. The president is very attached with his country and places its interest at heart. In regards to industrial revolution, placing Native Americans in the south enhanced the development of industries, agriculture and mining among others. This is what facilitated the growth of cities and the economy, consequently. Colonialism is also evident from the president’s speech. The Indian community have no option but ti adhere to what the master has to say, only that it is not being done by force. The congress in this case is used to colonize the Indian community in the area (Stephanson,