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Estimates vary on how many Cherokee went on the infamous Trail of Tears. When the Cherokee arrived in Oklahoma, estimates are that around four thousand Indians had died. More were to die once they got there.

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How many cherokee indians died on this journey?

About 4,000 of the 16,000 Cherokees died.


What was their Cherokee name for their forced journey west?

The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.


Why was the immigration of the Cherokee called the Trail of Tears?

Because so many people died on the journey.


Why was the Cherokee's journey to their land named the trail of tears?

along the way the Cherokee Indians died


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When were the Cherokee forced to walk on the 900 mile journey to the reserve?

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The long and often fatal journey of these Native American tribes is known as the Trail fo Tears. The Cherokee nation was forced to leave their land and were made to march 1200 miles. Many died from starvation, the cold, and diseases. About 4000 died on the journey


What is the term for the tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to Indian territory between 1838 and 1839 thousands of Cherokee died?

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What was the Cherokees name for their forced journey west?

The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.


What is the terrible journey forced upon the Cherokee called?

The terrible journey forced upon the Cheorkee Indians is called the Trail of Tears.


What kind of hundred mile journey did Cherokee Indians die on from explosives and disease?

It was a lot more than a hundred miles, and they died from exposure, not explosives. That means freezing to death. The Trail of Tears killed almost 1/3 of all the Cherokee people that were alive at that time.


When did The Bowl - Cherokee chief - die?

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