The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed to allow the U.S. government to remove Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River and grant their lands to white settlers. This led to the forced removal of the Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw tribes on the Trail of Tears, resulting in thousands of deaths. While the act promised compensation and land in the West, it destroyed Native American tribes' traditional homelands and ways of life.

2. • On May 26, 1830, the 21st Congress passed
the Indian Removal Act.
• This act was passed to populate the frontier
• The act wasn’t passed easily, however. Four
months of debate finally convinced Andrew
Jackson to sign the bill.

3. The government responsible for the passage of the
Indian Removal act wanted LAND
Indian territory had copious amounts of land and free
range. The government, as well as the Native American
hating-crowd, wanted to expand their sphere of
influence across the map.

4. WHO SUFFERED?
At first, the Cherokee Indians were kicked out of
Georgia.
The Cherokee, along with the other Five
“Civilized” Tribes
(Seminole, Creek, Choctaw, and
Chickasaw), were banished from their native
lands and held away from white society.
This banishment is known as the Trail of Tears

5. What ever happened to them?
The Act promised a relocation of the Indians and
a fine compensation. after the Trail of Tears.
The tribes were placed in Oklahoma, and had a
total of around 19.5 million acres in the Indian
Territory.
They were also granted an average of $2 million
per tribe, which included them in the U.S
economy.

6. Despite the harassment and destruction of their older lives, the
relocated tribes soon began to adapt to American life.
Missions had persuaded thousands of Indians to convert to
Christianity, which established a relationship beyond the
Territory.
The tribes also modeled America’s economic traits, and soon
became heavily involved in trading and producing goods.

7. Since the Indian Removal Act in 1830, the
government has become quite supportive of
Manifest Destiny
The nation realizes its land-earning potential
and enforces the removal of many other
civilizations and cultures in hopes of land
and trade.

8. How does the Act affect us today?
Despite all of the battles and diseases
suffered to maintain their freedom
since 1830, Native Americans are still
restrained.
Today, there are about 800,000 Native
Americans living on 310 reservations.
These reservations are land set aside
by the government for exclusive
Indian use.

9. Pictures
• Kontain.com
• bonnieramsey.hubpages.com
• Cartoonstock.com
• sonofthesouth.net
• Historyonthenet.com

10. Sources
• http://academic.udayton.edu/race/02rights/n
ative10.htm
• http://www.studyworld.com/indian_removal_
act_of_1830.htm