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President Andrew Jackson called for an Indian Removal Act in his 1829 speech on the issue.

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The act authorized him to negotiate with the Indians in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands.

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Indian Removal Act and related resources Indian Removal Act and related resources www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Indian.html - Web

Indian Removal Act of 1830 Transcript Indian Removal Act of 1830 Transcript www.civics-online.org/library/formatted/texts/indian_act.html - Web

Text of 1829 State of the Union Text of 1829 State of the Union www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29471 - Web

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Text of 1830 State of the Union on Indian Removal Text of 1830 State of the Union on Indian Removal www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=25&page=transcript - Web

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