Indian Removal Act Aftermath The Removal Act paved the way for the reluctant-and often forcible-emigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the West.The first removal treaty signed after the Removal Act was the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek on September 27, 1830,in which Choctaws in Mississippi ceded land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.A Choctaw chief,thought to be Thomas Harkins or Nitikechi,was quoted in the Arkansas Gazette as saying the 1831 Choctaw removal was a "trail of tears and death".11 Copyright © 2012 Andy Guo. All rights reserved。 【 Indian Removal Act 】 Aftermath l The Removal Act paved the way for the reluctant—and often forcible—emigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the West. The first removal treaty signed after the Removal Act was the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek on September 27, 1830, in which Choctaws in Mississippi ceded land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West. A Choctaw chief, thought to be Thomas Harkins or Nitikechi, was quoted in the Arkansas Gazette as saying the 1831 Choctaw removal was a "trail of tears and death