USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled 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: -It gave the president power to negotiate removal treaties with Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi. Under these treaties, the Indians were to give up their lands east of the Mississippi in exchange for lands to the west. Those wishing to remain in the east would become citizens of their home state.

Detailed explanation-3: -President Andrew Jackson signed the measure into law on May 28, 1830. 3. The legendary frontiersman and Tennessee congressman Davy Crockett opposed the Indian Removal Act, declaring that his decision would “not make me ashamed in the Day of Judgment.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following was true of the Indian Removal Act brought before Congress in 1830? It provoked heated opposition and only passed in Congress by one vote.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following best describes the Indian Removal Act of 1830? it gave the federal government the power to remove Indians to designated territory west of the Mississippi river.