The bill S. 102, “An act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any state or territories,” originated in and passed the Senate, then was considered in the House of Representatives.
It became the Indian Removal Act when Congress passed it, and President Andrew Jackson signed it on May 28, 1830. The act authorized the President to negotiate removal treaties with Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River. The goal was to remove all Native Americans living in existing states and territories and send them to unsettled land in the west..
