jan 1, 1830 - 1830 - The Indian Removal Act, authorized by Andrew Jackson, forced the last remaining major tribes in the Southeast to move west, past the reach of European-descent settlers. Previous policies treating the Native American tribes as sovereign nations to be negotiated with by the executive branch were clearly violated as the government unilaterally declared that the Native Americans must move or be forcibly moved by the military.
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jan 1, 1830
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~ 195 years ago