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Anniversaries in American history that fall on May 28.
1830 · Concepts / Social Issues
Indian Removal Act signed
Forced relocation of eastern Native nations begins; Trail of Tears follows
Westward Expansion
1830 · Documents / Laws & Acts
Indian Removal Act
The 1830 law that authorized the forced relocation of Indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi
Indian Removal Act