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Question 13 • ELPGEQ3 M/J U.S. History - 2100015 HCPS v24

The 1830 Indian Removal Act ordered the relocation of Indigenous people to

Answer
A
Indian Territory east of the Mississippi River.
B
Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.
C
the areas they had lived in during the American Revolution.
D
land in Georgia that had already been settled by the Cherokee.

Explanation

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorized the U.S. government to move Indigenous peoples from lands east of the Mississippi River to designated territory farther west. That destination was known as Indian Territory, much of which is now Oklahoma. Therefore, the correct choice is “Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.”

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