On This Day in History: The Indian Removal Act Becomes Law - May 28, 1830
On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, a landmark-and deeply tragic-piece of federal legislation that reshaped the American South and forever altered the lives of Native American nations. The law authorized the U.S. government to negotiate the forced relocation of Indigenous peoples living east of the Mississippi River, clearing the way for white settlement...
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