Which congressional act passed in 1830 allowed whites to take over native american lands east of the mississippi river?

a.
kansas-nebraska act

b.
sedition act

c.
fugitive slave act

d.
indian removal act

The correct answer is D.

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. This Act authorized the President to grant unsettled lands east of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.

This Act is often referred to as an act of systematic genocide because it completely discriminated against an ethnic group, the native Americans.

A few tribes went peacefully but many resisted the relocation policy, especially the Cherokee tribe peoples. About 4,000 of them died on the so called 'Trial of Tears, which was a forced march to a new location.

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.

the answer to your question is c