Indian Removal Act of 1830

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:consequences death of thousands
cultural disruption
loss of ancestral lands
gptkbp:controversy forced relocation
gptkbp:criticism perceived as racist policy
seen as a violation of human rights
viewed_as_a_failure_of_American_democracy
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature
depicted in films
influenced music
reflected in art
shaped_Native_American_identity
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Southeastern_United_States
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in historical studies
analyzed in political discourse
discussed in legal contexts
gptkbp:historicalContext Manifest Destiny
19th-century American expansionism
gptkbp:historicalPeriod debated among historians
discussions on its necessity
disputed interpretations of intent
gptkbp:historicalSignificance impact_on_Native_American_populations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Removal Act of 1830
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Cherokee
gptkb:Choctaw
gptkb:Seminole
gptkb:Chickasaw
Creek
influenced public opinion
led to further legislation
shaped_U.S._policy_towards_Native_Americans
gptkbp:legacy historical memory of injustice
ongoing_debates_about_Native_American_rights
gptkbp:legalStatus Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:notableEvent Treaty of Fort Jackson
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
gptkbp:opposedBy abolitionists
some state governments
Christian_missionaries
gptkbp:purpose to_relocate_Native_American_tribes
gptkbp:resultedIn Trail of Tears
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:yearEstablished May 28, 1830