The document summarizes Andrew Jackson's controversial policy of forcibly removing Native American tribes and relocating them west of the Mississippi River, known as the Trail of Tears. It notes that while in office, Jackson broke policies by passing the Indian Removal Act, forcing the Five Civilized Tribes off their lands. The tribes had agreed to live as Europeans in order to stay on their territory, but Jackson wanted more land, leaving them no choice but to leave on the deadly Trail of Tears journey.