The event known as the forceful removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands in the 1830s is commonly referred to as the Trail of Tears. This tragic episode unfolded primarily under the administration of President Andrew Jackson, who endorsed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The act led to the forced relocation of several tribes, including the Cherokee, Creek, and Choctaw, from their homelands in the Southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. The journey was fraught with hardship, suffering, and high mortality rates, with thousands of Native Americans losing their lives due to disease, exposure, and starvation.