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jan 15, 1830 - Indian Removal Act - Trail of Tears

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Passed in 1830, authorized Andrew Jackson to negotiate land-exchange treaties with tribes living east of the Mississippi. The treaties enacted under this act's provisions paved the way for the reluctant—and often forcible—emigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the West.

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jan 15, 1830
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~ 196 years ago