It was a bad idea because the Native Americans that were forced off their land didn't know how to adjust to the new landscape of the dry west. also, some were forced to walk up to 500 miles and many Indians struggled with disease and they were being forced off of their land that was rightfully theirs.
About 7-8 years it started in 1831 and ended in 1838-1839
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 ; see related link below .
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.
The Indian Removal Act was signed by Andrew Jackson in 1830. This gave the government the right to remove the Eastern tribes and give them lands in the west "forever." Interestingly, it referred to this forced removal as an exchange. The eastern Indians were promised land in the west without regard to the tribes already in the regions, nor the fact that the lands were far different from what the eastern tribes were used to.
Andrew Jackson proposed the Indian removal act, forcing the Indians the relocate. The relocation is called the Trail of Tears.
The Indian removal did start in 1830 and stopped in 1860. The Indian Removal Act was passed by the senate on April 24, 1830.
The law (The Indian Removal Act) was passed on May 26th 1830, the first actions were taken in September of 1830. If you mean "Indian Removal" in general, then that would be October 12th 1492.
Andrew Jackson
1830----May 28th, 1830, to be exact
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States were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the "Five Civilized Tribes," so they passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830.
Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. It passed the Senate on 24 April 1830 and the House of Representatives on 26 May 1830. President Andrew Jackson signed it into law on 26 May 1830.
About 7-8 years it started in 1831 and ended in 1838-1839
Indian Removal Act
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trail of tears