President Andrew Jackson implemented the Trail of Tears policy, which forcibly relocated thousands of Native Americans from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory, primarily in present-day Oklahoma. This policy stemmed from the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which Jackson supported in an effort to promote westward expansion and access to land for white settlers. The removal process was marked by great suffering, hardship, and disease, resulting in thousands of deaths. The Trail of Tears has since become a symbol of the injustices faced by Native Americans during this period and the broader context of U.S. policies toward Indigenous peoples.