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Enacted by President Andrew Jackson in 1830, it was meant to encourage/assist/force member of the "five civilized tribes" from eastern states, particularly Georgia, to move west into the "Indian Territory", now Oklahoma. This act led to the Trail of Tears and more atrocities. the trail of tears was from 1830-1838

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The Indian Removal Act authorized the president to negotiate unsettled lands west of the Mississippi River to Indian tribes, in exchange for their lands . It was passed on May 28,1930 by Andrew Jackson.

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It was were Jackson moved the american indians out of their home by force and many people felt guilty about it

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