The purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was to
A) eliminate barriers to Indian unity.
B) encourage Georgia to establish Indian schools.
C) remove Indians from the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
D) move them from land needed to construct canals.
E) facilitate white settlement on Indian lands.

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The Indian Removal Act of 1830 aimed to relocate Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river, primarily to make room for white settlers. This policy led to the forced removal of thousands of Native Americans, most notably the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears, from their ancestral lands, facilitating white settlement on these lands.

The Purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 Was