This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Kevin1776 (talk | contribs) at 16:24, 24 December 2004 (merge with Indian Removal. This article should be expanded, but most information belongs in the broader Indian Removal article.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 16:24, 24 December 2004 by Kevin1776 (talk | contribs) (merge with Indian Removal. This article should be expanded, but most information belongs in the broader Indian Removal article.)(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 60,000 members 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.
For more information, see:
External links
- Critical Resources: Text of the Removal Act and other documents.
- The text of the law, at Wikisource
- Andrew Jackson's 1830 address to Congress about the Indian Removal Act