Indian Removal Act Research Paper

Indian Removal Act (1830) The Indian Removal Act was passed by Congress in 1830 and signed into law by President Andrew Jackson which mandated that Indians would be removed, mainly the Cherokee and other members of the Five Civilized Nations from lands in Georgia and other areas. This act was proposed on April 24th, 1830 by the Senate. The vote was 28 in favor and 19 disagreeing . The Indian Removal Act was passed on May 26th, 1830 by the House of Representatives. The vote was 101 in favor and 97 disagreeing. This act was signed into law on May 28th.
The “Five Civilized Tribes” were the Chickasaw, the Choctaw, the Muscogee-Creek, the Seminole, and Cherokee Nations. Other Native groups that were affected by the Indian Removal Act were the Wyandot, the Kickapoo, the Lenape, the Shawnee, and the Potowatomi tribes. These tribes adopted Anglo-American practices, like farming, western education , and even slavery in an effort to acquire with the settlers in a peaceful manner. This did not work, the settlers became averse and resentful.

There was also the belief that there was gold to be found where the Native tribes lived. President Jackson was a powerful rival of Indian tribes. He reported that two important tribes had accepted the arrangements made for their removal and they believed that two tribe examples would convince the remaining tribes to look for the same obvious advantages. President Jackson supported a speedy removal and he felt it was important not only to the United States but to the Indians themselves. Moving the Indians would segregate them from instant contact with whites, free them from the power of the States, allow them to pursue happiness, and would stop their slow