JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Indian Removal Act of 1830
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The Trail of Tears
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Indian Removal of 1845
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Introduction. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first major step to relocate American Indians came when Congress passed, and President Andrew Jackson signed, the Indian Removal Act of May 28, 1830.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since Indian tribes living there appeared to be the main obstacle to westward expansion, white settlers petitioned the federal government to remove them.
Detailed explanation-4: -The federal government promised that their new land would remain unmolested forever, but as the line of white settlement pushed westward, “Indian Country” shrank and shrank.