About 17000
In 1838
The Cherokees had to move cause the settlers found out that the Cherokees found gold.The Cherokee moved west because President Andrew Jackson and the US Army ignored the ruling of the US Supreme Court and forced them at gun point to go.
The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.
The Cherokee were not actually forced south, other than from crowding with settlers, they were forced west on the Trail of Tears.
MANY were and it was very unfair
no
in 1838.
They forced to moved west or north or to live on reservations
They traveled west on carriages,horse,walking,land,or by water.They traveled west by the commander and they had to move out of their houses because they forced them to ,and the ones that got forced to move were the cherokee nation.
so they dont have to be forced.
They were forced to leave their lands and move west, many to Oklahoma.
The Cherokees were led west during the Trail of Tears primarily by their chief, John Ross. He played a crucial role in resisting the forced removal and advocating for the rights of the Cherokee people. Despite his efforts, the U.S. government enforced the Indian Removal Act, leading to the tragic journey in 1838-1839, where thousands of Cherokees faced immense suffering and loss.