The Trail of Tears was the direct consequence of which of the following government actions?

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The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans, including Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole, from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in the 1830s. This relocation was a direct result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson. The act allowed the federal government to forcibly remove Native American tribes from their ancestral lands and relocate them to Indian Territory, regardless of their wishes or land ownership rights. Therefore, Option C, Indian Removal Act of 1830, is the correct choice.

The Trail of Tears Was the Direct Consequence of Which