Indian Removal Act

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The Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was passed into law on May 28th in 1830 by President Andrew Jackson (“Milestones: 1830–1860”). It was a relocation policy by the United States government. The act was signed by the President and was implemented under his administration. The purpose of the act was to make it possible for the government to issue out land that was unoccupied on the west of the Mississippi. The land was to be exchanged with the Indian lands. The act involved negotiations between the President and the Southern Native American tribes to exchange their lands for Mississippi.
The act was received well by the people of the South but the Indian tribes caused great resistance in exchanging their lands. Those who were okay moved peacefully whereas the Cherokees worked effortlessly joined as an independent Nation to stop the relocation. They did not succeed in their plea to keep their land and were moved to the west under protest by the U.S Government and the movement was later referred to as the Trail of Tears.
The act changed the Indians’ way of life since they had to conform to the United States law thus spelling out their own rights. The signing changed their way of living most importantly coming in the way of their culture and tradition. Having caused all that the act didn’t bring out anything positive thus it was not really necessary for the government to undertake it. The long-lasting effect of the act was the loss of trust between the United States government and the Indian tribes.

The act also portrayed the Indians and Native Americans as a bother reason why they were in conflict with the government and had to be moved.
 
Works Cited
“Milestones: 1830–1860.” Office of the Historian, history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/indian-treaties.