Was the Indian removal act an extension of the manifest destiny

The Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands.[1][2][3][4][5] The Act was signed by Jackson and it was enforced under his administration and that of Martin Van Buren.[6]

The act enjoyed strong support from the people of the South, but there was a large amount of resistance from the Indian tribes, the Whig Party, and in the northeast, especially New England. The Cherokee worked together as an independent nation to stop this relocation. However, the Cherokee were unsuccessful in their attempt to keep their land and were eventually forcibly removed by the United States government in a march to the west that later became known as the Trail of Tears. And yes, it was part of Manifest destiny, as people began to settle westward.