With all other justifications aside, the people acted as if they were doing what was right by removing the Indians, but in reality they had ulterior motives to gain wealth and geographic power and political. The lands of North America inhabited by Native people were extremely valuable in some areas, and as the American population was growing, it was an opportunity for the population to expand further and their strength to be in numbers. The richness of the land is represented through the stories of Elias Boudinot when he states: “…there are 22,000 cattle; 7,600 horsepower; 46,000 pigs; 2,500 sheep; 762 frames; 2,488 swivel wheels; 172 wagons; 2,943 plows” (p 121). This value caused the Americans to push the Indians further west for land and wealth. After driving the natives from this land, they sent them to "a few acres of ill-cultivated corn, instead of extensive fields, rich pastures..." (Crawford, p 117). Therefore, it is clear that a driving force for the removal policy was the lack of the land they inhabited. Furthermore, on a more political level, the land meant that the American population could grow without interference from the growing Native American population. Andrew Jackson supports this by stating that: “He will raise the whole state… from