Indian Removal Act: A law passed in 1830 under President Andrew Jackson that authorized the relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands to reservations west of the Mississippi River.
Trail of Tears: Refers to the forced removal and relocation journey endured by thousands of Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee Nation, from their homelands to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838-1839.
Reservations: Designated areas set aside by the U.S. government for Native American tribes to live on after being displaced from their original lands.