Question

Which of the following best describes a major effect of "Trail of Tears on the Cherokee Nation?"
Answer
It split the Cherokee Indians into many splinter groups and began a long civil war.
It caused the deaths of many Cherokee Indians due to starvation, disease, and exposure.
It helped Cherokee Indians gain important new trade routes in the present state of Oklahoma.
It increased the size of the Cherokee Indian territory and allowed them to reduce overpopulated areas.