Which tribes were targeted by the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

A) the Apache, Pueblo, and Navajo
B) the Lenape and Powhatan
C) the Iroquois Confederacy
D) the Five Civilized Tribes
E) the Sioux, Pawnee, and Comanche

Indian Removal Act

1830 law signed by President Andrew Jackson that permitted the negotiation of treaties to obtain the Indians’ lands in exchange for their relocation to what would become Oklahoma.

Five Civilized Tribes

A collective term for five Native American nations—the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole—that were considered "civilized" by Anglo-European settlers during the 19th century because of their adoption of many colonial customs.