The Indian Removal Act took place in the first half of the 1800s under the presidencies of Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren and directly led to the Trail of Tears, which resulted in the death of many members of tribes in the American South. It was considered controversial because the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the tribes' cause wherein the state of Georgia (which was actively seeking to evict the Indian inhabitants) was told it had no right to force their removal. Nevertheless, the president ordered their removal.
Immigration drastically increased in the United States during the period between the Civil War and the early 1900s. This immigration boom coupled with increased development and industrial output following the Civil War led to large economic growth in the United States as well.
Southern Asian and Indian
