The six factors that stimulate social change include the following:
1. Technology
2. Population
3. War and conquest
4. Diffusion
5. Values and beliefs
6. Physical environment.
Social change refers to alterations in the social order of a particular society over a period of time. The alterations are usually brought about by the factors listed above. The social change can be either positive or negative, depending on the results it brings.
The idea for the removal of Native Americans was first brought up by Thomas Jefferson, who wanted the natives to willingly leave the colonies. The act gave Jackson the authority to offer the native nation's land west of the Mississippi in exchange for their eastern lands. It also provided money for the law to be carried out. When some tribes refused to sign the treaties, they used physical force to remove them, hence the Trail of Tears.
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