Question

Explain the events that led to the Trail of Tears and what the Trail of Tears was.

Answer 1

The Cherokee Trail of Tears resulted from the enforcement of the Treaty of New Echota, an agreement signed under the provisions of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which exchanged Indian land in the East for lands west of the Mississippi River, but which was never accepted by the elected tribal leadership or a majority ...

Answer 2

The Trail of Tears was part of a series of forced displacements of approximately 100,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 by the United States ...