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Revision as of 06:42, 20 March 2003 by Darkwind (talk | contribs) (Reworded sections)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a law passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Andrew Jackson to force the removal of Native American tribes in the United States to lands farther west. The law was enacted in May 26, 1830. The Native Americans of the Cherokee tribe walked to what is now Oklahoma along the so-called Trail of Tears. Many of them died along the way.