Question

In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which aimed to do which of the following?
A.
force Native American tribes to move west of the Mississippi River
B.
establish a reservation system that would keep Native Americans in the Southeast
C.
force the Cherokee living in Georgia to move onto reservations
D.
establish a system of forcing Native Americans to give up their cultural beliefs

Answer 1

The correct answer is: **A. force Native American tribes to move west of the Mississippi River**.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 facilitated the relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to designated territories west of the Mississippi River, primarily to make way for white settlers.