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President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, compelling Nati
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May 28

Indian Removal Act Passes Congress: The Trail of Tears Is Coming

President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, compelling Native American nations to abandon ancestral lands and march westward. This legislation triggered the Trail of Tears, a forced displacement that killed thousands through disease, starvation, and exposure.

May 28, 1830

196 years ago

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