Passage of the Indian Removal Act at the U.S. Capitol

The Indian Removal Act was passed by the United States Congress in 1830 at the U.S. Capitol, authorizing the President to negotiate treaties to relocate Native American tribes west of the Mississippi. Debate, votes, and the final passage occurred in the House and Senate chambers housed in the Capitol building. The law led to forced removals including the Cherokee's Trail of Tears, a series of relocations documented in congressional and executive records.