The Indian Removal Act , a specific implementation of the Removal Policy , was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28 , 1830 . The Act transformed most of the current state of Oklahoma into an Indian Territory , where southern aboriginal natives ( Cherokee , Chickasaw , Choctaw , Creek and Seminole , also called the Five Civilized Tribes ) were relocated . The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation of the Choctaw Nation in 1831
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Oklahoma Organic Act