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17. What did Congress authorize to make treaties with the Indian tribes east of the

Mississippi River and arranged for their displacement?

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Answer:

the Indian Removal Act

Step-by-step explanation:

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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