Question

• Who enacted the Indian Removal Act? Why was the law popular with many white southeners?

• Why were the paths traveled during relocation efforts dubbed as a "Trail of Tears?" Describe the adverse
conditions that many tribes encountered during their travels from the South East to Oklahoma, and the
challenges that they faced upon arriving in Indian Territory.

Answer 1

Who enacted the Indian Removal Act? Why was the law popular with many white southeners?

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States President Andrew Jackson. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands.

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