The Indian Removal Act was to grant the unsettled lands to the West of the Mississippi River to the Indian Tribes in the East. It was to move the Indian Tribes out of the State Territories and peacefully relocate them, only a few tribes moved peacefully, most were forced to leave their homes. In the Fall and Winter of 1838, the Cherokee people were forced to march West away from their homes on the 'Trail of Tears' Around 4,000 natives died on the march West. The move ment more land for the Citizens of America and