<P> The Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28 , 1830 . The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands . The act enjoyed strong support from the non-Indian peoples of the South , but there was a large amount of resistance from the Indian tribes , the Whig Party , and whites in the northeast , especially New England . The Cherokee worked together as an independent nation to stop this relocation , but they were unsuccessful . </P>
<P> The Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28 , 1830 . The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands . The act enjoyed strong support from the non-Indian peoples of the South , but there was a large amount of resistance from the Indian tribes , the Whig Party , and whites in the northeast , especially New England . The Cherokee worked together as an independent nation to stop this relocation , but they were unsuccessful . </P>
who supported the passage of the indian removal act in 1830
who supported the passage of the indian removal act in 1830
the non-Indian peoples of the South
the non-Indian peoples of the South