Why did Congress pass the Indian Removal Act in 1830?

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Why did Congress pass the Indian Removal Act in 1830?
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Congress passed this act to send the remaining Indian tribes to the unsettled western territories. The reason why this act was passed was probably so that the land in the existing borders could be used.