The Trail of Tears drove many Indian tribes further westward, but tears were not the only thing westward expansion shoved westward. Christian religious missions and preachings struck the western United States, and caused even the forced conversion of Native Americans. This angered New England reformers however. Ever since they opposed the Indian Removal Act signed in 1830 by President Andrew Jackson, they have been fighting for the better treatment of Native Americans. It was clear America was divided on this controversy, as some were even rebellious of a Jacksonian presidency. The measure of success of the Second Great Awakening varied for many. As a whole, Unitarian beliefs became very popular and widespread as the religion adhered to many morals of other religions, and allowed individuals to practice their own religion and experience change and reformation together, but for some, gender roles and discrimination towards women were still imminent, and continued to