Question

What motivated Congress to enact the Indian Removal Act in 1830?

Answer 1

Hey I think the Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders hope it helps pls thank me

Answer 2

Answer:

The Indian Removal Act was a law passed in the United States on May 28, 1830 that forced the Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River to move to areas west of it.

The law received direct support from non-Indians in the southern states who were eager to take over their property. In the early 1800s, the United States government began systematically relocating Native American Indians from areas in the Southeast.

The Indian Removal Act was introduced to provide settlers in the lands of the southern states, lands that the Indians had settled on. Although the law was enacted in 1830, there was a dialogue between Georgia and the federal government since 1802.  

While the move was, in theory, voluntary, in reality great pressure was put on the Indian leaders to sign the agreements. Most observers saw that the law meant the urgent relocation of most Indians. The Removal Act paved the way for the forced displacement of tens of thousands of American Indians from their traditional settlements.