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.

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.

anonymous · Answer

i believe the answer is b, but i may be mistaken.

anonymous · Answer

the answer is b. An estimated 4,000 died from hunger, exposure and disease. The journey became a cultural memory as the "trail where they cried" for the Cherokees and other removed tribes. Today it is widely remembered by the general public as the "Trail of Tears". The Oklahoma chapter of the Trail of Tears Association has begun the task of marking the graves of Trail survivors with bronze memorials. http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/History/TrailofTears/24496/Information.aspx