The document describes the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which gave President Andrew Jackson authority to negotiate the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes) from their southeastern lands to the Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. It provides background on the act's support by those wanting native lands and opposition by Christian missionaries, then outlines steps to trace the forced removals of the tribes along the Trail of Tears to their new territories in Oklahoma through a mapping activity.