The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Congress" id="mwZQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="U.S. Congress">U.S. Congress</a> approves <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Territory" id="mwZg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Indian Territory">Indian Territory</a> (in what is present-day <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma" id="mwZw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>), clearing the way for forced relocation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Civilized_Tribes" id="mwaA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Five Civilized Tribes">Eastern Indians</a> on the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears" id="mwaQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Trail of Tears">Trail of Tears</a>".