What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?

Question

(1 point)

1. to "remove" unfair federal laws from Native American land

2. to move the Five Civilized Tribes from the Southeast to the West

3. to open Texas to additional American settlement

4. to undermine the Worcester v. Georgia decision

Answer 1

The purpose of the Indian Removal Act was:

2. to move the Five Civilized Tribes from the Southeast to the West

The Act, passed in 1830, authorized the forceful removal of Native American tribes residing in the southeastern United States to lands west of the Mississippi River, commonly referred to as Indian Territory. This was primarily aimed at facilitating American expansion and settlement.