•Andrew Jackson wanted the Indians to be moved west of the Mississippi instead of staying on the eastern side in Georgia

•He said that removing the Indians would decrease tension, and wars between the American and the Indians.

•The Indians had to give up their territory and move to the new Indian territory which was on the west side of Mississippi River

•The trails of tears was the journey of the Cherokee moving westward

•Most of the Indians ended up dying while traveling caused by diseases or the lack of food they had

•Some Indians had a deadline to move west and were kept in camps because they had refused to move

The Indian Removal