The main purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was To relocate Native American tribes to the West.

Signed into law by President Andrew Jackson, this act aimed to facilitate the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the Southeastern United States to designated territory west of the Mississippi River. The government justified this policy as a means to open up land for American settlers and promote agricultural development. The act led to the tragic Trail of Tears, where thousands of Native Americans suffered during the forced relocation, resulting in significant loss of life and cultural disruption.