1. The Indian Removal Act

2. Signed by Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. Authorized the president to gain unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within America at the time. 15,000 Cherokees were forced out of their ancestral lands to make room for those settlers. They were made to move to what is now Oklahoma, a journey of 1,200 miles. About 4,000 Cherokees died on the way.

4. Current Living Conditions For Americans 8% of poor households are overcrowded and 53% of poor households have air conditioning. Individuals who live in poor households especially those in poor, single-parent households are much more likely to be victims of crimes. Poor students are more likely to have repeated a grade and have been expelled from school. 31% of poor youth are reported by their parent to have a repeated grade. The poor are at greater risk of being evicted from their homes than everyone else.

5. Was the Indian Removal Act Justified? We think that the Indian removal act was unjustified. We believe this because the Americans just took away the land of thousands of innocent, peaceful Native Americans and forced them to walk the Trail of Tears to a tiny reservation to live out their lives. The only thing that was good about the Indian Removal Act was the expansion for America. However, the pros do not outweigh the cons. No matter what you say (except for expansion) the Indian Removal Act was unjustified.

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