Question

What was the Trail of Tears? Explain how many Cherokee went on this journey and how many survived.

Answer 1

In 1838 and 1839 as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal police the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.

Answer 2

Here are some links that may help with this question:

What was the trail of tears?

- https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears

How Native Americans struggled to survive on the trail of tears.

- https://www.history.com/news/trail-of-tears-conditions-cherokee

What happened on the trail of tears, and how many Cherokees survived.

- https://www.nps.gov/trte/learn/historyculture/what-happened-on-the-trail-of-tears.htm

Answer 3

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