Native American land east of the Mississippi River was valuable and white settlers wanted it. President Jackson agreed they should have it. Congress responded by passing the Indian Removal Act in 1830. In 1834 Congress created the Indian Territory in OK for Native Americans from the Southeast. In 1838 this resulted in the forced removal of Native Americans from their homes in the Southeast, WI & IL to march from their homes to OK under brutal conditions. This event is known as the Trail of Tears. The Seminole people of FL were the only Native Americans who successfully resisted their removal. We recognize names like Osceola, Dade, Military Trail from a nearly 10-year war fought between the Seminole & U.S. gov't. After 1842, nearly all Native American groups had been forced west of the Mississippi River.