What were the effects of his decisions? How would you rate Jackson as president? With the Indian Removal Act of 1830, Jackson planned to clear approximately 100 million acres for America's westward expansion. He thought that the only way to save the Indians was to save them from the invasion of white civilization. Although he considered them subjects of the United States, he did not want them to be assimilated, which would lead to their “extinction.” The Cherokee people resisted the move, twice going to the Supreme Court in an attempt to assert their rights. When the Supreme Court recognized the Cherokee tribe as its sovereignty, Jackson ignored the Court's decision and continued to force the Indians to relocate. The nullification crisis was between the federal government and South Carolina. The nullification doctrine specifies that if a state deems a federal law “unconstitutional,” it can nullify it within its borders. South Carolina decided to enforce that law with the tariffs introduced. In response, Jackson also ignored that decision and sent armed ships to threaten the South