How were Southeast Indians affected by the passage of the Indian Removal Act?

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorized the federal government to negotiate treaties exchanging Native American homelands in the Southeast for territory farther west. Under pressure and often through coercion, many tribes signed removal treaties and were forced from their lands. The act did not give tribes the power to remove settlers or a free choice to stay, so B, “Most tribes signed removal treaties and were forced to leave their lands,” is the best answer.

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