USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Removal Era (1820-1850) As the United States grew in population, the federal government sought to displace Native Americans to increase room for western expansion. The policy goals of the era focused on removing Native Americans from Indian Country and moving them west beyond the Mississippi River.

Detailed explanation-2: -There were four primary causes of the Indian Removal Act: the perceived failure of Native American assimilation into Anglo-American culture, continued westward expansion by American settlers, the Jackson administration’s pro-removal stance, and lingering animosity from prior conflicts.