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Why did the federal government turn to the Removal policy in the 1820s and 1830s, and how did advocates of Removal argue for the policy? How did Cherokee leaders respond to the Removal campaign and the arguments of Removal advocates?
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The Removal Policy of the Federal Government in the 1820s and 1830s
The president signed the program granting areas westward in return for Indian lands
inside the current boundary system. While some tribes went amicably, many others struggled
against their displacement efforts. The Cherokees were compelled to migrate west by the United
States' winter and fall of the 1830s, a period known as the "Trail of Tears." It made available
more over 25 million acres of fertile, productive farmland in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,
Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi, mostly to white colonists. The purpose of this
article is to discover why the federal government utilized the Removal policy in the 1820s and
1830s, how advocates of the policy campaigned for the policy, how Cherokee chiefs responded
to the policy, and what supporters of the policy claimed.
Why did the federal government implement the Removal program in the 1820s and 1830s,
and how did supporters of the strategy argue for it?
As the population of the United States grew, the federal government expelled Native
Americans to make way for western expansion. During this time period, the government's goals
were focused on removing Native Americans and placing them west of the Mississippi River.
Congress codified this plan with the Indian Removal Policy Enforcement Act. Thous...
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