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Uprooting and moving an entire race of people from their natural homeland is definitely controversial.

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in order to relocate native Americans

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Q: Why was the Indian removal act considered to be controversial?
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What act moved native Americans west of the Mississippi river?

Indian Removal Act


What was Andrew Jackson trying to gain in his message to congress on Indian removal?

justification for the indian removal act


Which trail was caused by the Indian removal act?

The trail that was caused by the Indian removal act was the Trail of Tears.


What was the law that allowed native Americans to be removed from their lands?

The Indian Removal Act


What did john Marshall say about the Indian removal act?

John Marshall said he wanted to enforce the Indian Removal act


What was the opinion of the northern industrialists on the Indian Removal Act?

The northern industrialists generally frowned upon the Indian Removal Act.


What purpose did the Indian Removal Act have?

The purpose of the Indian Removal Act was to take the Indians to the land west of the Mississippi River.


Who passed the Indian Removal Act in Canada?

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830.[1][2]President Andrew Jackson called for an Indian Removal Act in his 1829 speech on the issue.The Removal Act was strongly supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the Five Civilized Tribes. In particular, Georgia, the largest state at that time, was involved in a contentious jurisdictional dispute with the Cherokee nation. President Jackson hoped removal would resolve the Georgia crisis. The Indian Removal Act was also very controversial. While Native American removal was, in theory, supposed to be voluntary, in practice great pressure was put on Native American leaders to sign removal treaties.


What act removed the Indians from the land?

The Indian Removal Act


Did president Andrew Jackson enforce the Indian removal removal act before gold was discovered in Georgia?

When Jackson found out there was gold, he immediatly called for the Indian removal act


Who executed the Indian Removal Act?

The Indian Removal Act was executed by President Andrew Jackson during his tenure from 1829 to 1837.


When did the Indian removal start and end?

The Indian removal did start in 1830 and stopped in 1860. The Indian Removal Act was passed by the senate on April 24, 1830.