I think it started because 5 Indian tribes wanted to keep there lands and not give them away for so called "promise of strange land in there territory"
I am also doing a report on this too. Or whatevs.
So my info may not be accurate.
I recomend using History.com that's where I got my info.
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It called for the removal of all American Indians from East of the Mississippi River to reservations in Oklahoma Territory.
The trail that was caused by the Indian removal act was the Trail of Tears.
About 7-8 years it started in 1831 and ended in 1838-1839
The final phase of the Indian removal plan was the removal of the Cherokees. The Indian Removal Act was a law passed by Congress during Andrew Jackson presidency on May 28, 1830.
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Indian Removal Act