This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Zoe (talk | contribs) at 20:20, 20 March 2003. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 20:20, 20 March 2003 by Zoe (talk | contribs)(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 living east of the Mississippi River to lands farther west. The law was enacted on May 26, 1830. The Cherokee tribe walked to what is now Oklahoma along the so-called Trail of Tears. Many of them died along the way.