History

Avery

5 October, 16:29

What was the impact of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

A. The Cherokee were allowed to remain in Georgia in accordance with a Supreme Court decision.

B. Native Americans were removed from their lands in Georgia and relocated by force to present day Oklahoma, resulting in the Trail of Tears.

C. Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Indians and lost re-election because of his refusal to remove them. The Native Americans were removed under President Martin van Buren.

D. This law resulted in a reform movement to return land to the Native Americans, and the establishments of Georgia as the first Native American state.