The Act that was implemented
for acquiring the land that the Indians settled on was the Indian Removal Act
in 1830. This arrangement obliged the national government to pass the Act on
May 28, 1830, in which President Jackson granted the division of the United
States territory west of the Mississippi to exchange the land they were removed
from into districts rather than tribes. It was promised by President Jackson that
the land would be forever owned by the Indians. Debates were raised whether the
act was constitutional or if he had the authority to protect the sovereignty of
the Indians.
