USA HISTORY

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: -According to Jackson, moving the Indians would separate them from immediate contact with settlements of whites, free them from the power of the States, enable them to pursue happiness in their own way, and would stop their slow extinction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Any evaluation of Jackson must begin with American Indian removal, his policy of coercing Native American tribes into leaving their historical territory and embarking on dangerous and often deadly relocations. Jackson’s support for Native American removal began at least a decade before his presidency.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jackson pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress, and signed it into law once both Houses approved it in 1830. This law authorized the President to negotiate treaties with Indian tribes, and to buy their land east of the Mississippi River in exchange for western lands outside of US territory.