Indian Removal Act Timeline of Events

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Indian Removal Act

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830.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...

Timeline of Events

1830

5.26.1830

The Indian Removal Act is passed by the U.S. Congress; it is signed into law by President Andrew Jackson two days later.

5.28.1830

President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans.

1831

2.24.1831

The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.