The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forcibly moved west by the United States government. Approximately 4,000 Cherokees died on this forced march, which became known as the "Trail of Tears."
The Europeans who were immune to the diseases carried them over to the Native Americans, who had never been exposed to those diseases before, and it killed millions.
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The policy of appeasement encouraged aggression because there were
no consequences for aggression. Each victory gave Hitler more
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