Why did the government and Andrew Jackson relocate thousands of American Indians out of western territories?

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Sim W.
Jun 1, 2017

They wanted to seize their lands for various reasons

Explanation:

The 1830 Indian Removal Act aimed at removing Indians west from the Mississippi in order to seize their lands. In the Appalachians and the Cherokee territory, gold had been discovered for instance.

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