The Removal Act that was passed by Congress on May 28, 1830 gave
the president the power to bargain in the relocation of southern Indian tribes to
federal land in return for their ancestral land. It was genocide because many Indians were
forced out of their ancestral lands and many were killed by disease during
their travel to federal territory. Those
who resisted were killed due to disease and many conflicts came about as some
of the Indians fought back. Among the
tribes who suffered under this act were the Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Chickasaws
and Creek. Many more died on the Trail
of Tears.
