The purpose of the Indian Removal Act was to move the Five Civilized Tribes from the Southeast to the West. Enacted in 1830, the law facilitated the forced relocation of Native American tribes, primarily the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole, from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. This act aimed to open up land for American settlers and was justified by the belief that such removal would lead to the "civilization" of Native Americans, while also benefiting American expansion.
What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?• to open Texas to additional American settlement
• to undermine the Worcester v. Georgia decision• to move the Five Civilized Tribes from the Southeast to the West• to "remove" unfair federal laws from Native American land
• to move the Five Civilized Tribes from the Southeast to the West
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