Which significant legislative act led to forced relocation of Native Americans from their lands in Georgia?

The Indian Removal Act is the significant legislative act that led to the forced relocation of Native Americans from their lands in Georgia. Enacted in 1830, this law authorized the federal government to negotiate treaties with Native American tribes to exchange their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States for territory west of the Mississippi River. This resulted in the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans, including the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes, often referred to as the "Trail of Tears," due to the devastating and tragic consequences of their removal.

The Emancipation Proclamation, while a crucial document in American history, specifically addressed the issue of slavery and did not pertain to Native American relocation. The Dawes Act, passed in 1887, aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society by allotting individual plots of land but occurred long after the Indian Removal Act and did not involve the same forced relocations. The Homestead Act, enacted in 1862, promoted westward expansion by granting land to settlers but was not aimed at removing Native Americans from their lands. Thus, the Indian Removal Act is distinctly recognized for its role in the tragic history of Native American displacement in Georgia.