Around 17,000 Cherokee walked the Trail of Tears. The trail was from Georgia to Oklahoma. Many of the Cherokee that marched did not make it. They were left in the dirt where they fell from exhaustion. By the way don't forget to thank Andrew Jackson the next time you hold a $20 bill.
The government created and enforced many "trails of tears". The one that history records made most famous was that of the Cherokee. Forced to walk thousands of miles from Georgia to Oklahoma, four thousand Indians are thought to have died. This removal was against the findings of the Supreme Court of the United States who said the Cherokee would have to agree with the removal. They never did.
My mother's ancestors did not TRAVEL...they were forced at gunpoint with no shoes or blankets or even an extra shirt during the WINTER through snow with no food or medical provisions.
They were shacked and handcuffed.....do normal people "travel" in that way? No food, money, clothes , shoes, medical supplies, etc.Between 1831 and 1838, over 46,000 Native Americans were removed from their homelands and forced west to Oklahoma. In total about 2500 to 6000 died.
15,000 Cherokees.4,000 died along the way.
7000 us troops participated. as for the unwilling participants, you will find your answer on this page: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html
5,000,000
No one really knows exactly how many Cherokee Indians survived the trail, but approximately it was about 10,000 Indians.
4000
During the march, the Cherokee suffered from disease, hunger, and harsh weather. Almost one fourth of the 18,000 died on the march.
The Cherokee Indians walked the Trail of Tears and about 4,000 of them died
1500 miles for the Cherokee Trail of Tears. However, that was just the most famous removal. There were many trails of tears.
60000
No one really knows exactly how many Cherokee Indians survived the trail, but approximately it was about 10,000 Indians.
About 15,000 Cherokee Indians started on the trail and about 11,000 Indians survived.
4000
Estimates suggest that around 4,000 - 6,000 Native Americans died during the forced relocation known as the Trail of Tears under the Indian Removal Act. This tragic event occurred in the 1830s and primarily involved the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes.
Trail of tears
During the march, the Cherokee suffered from disease, hunger, and harsh weather. Almost one fourth of the 18,000 died on the march.
The Trail of Tears was a horrible time in the history of the Native American. The United States forced many Cherokee Indians to travel from their homes in the Blue Ridge Mountains out to Oklahoma. Many of them died along the way, which is why they call it the Trail of Tears.We learned about the Trail of Tears in school today.
That was the Cherokee Trail of Tears - the only one history seems to want to remember. However, there truly were many, many trails of tears for the American Indian tribes.
In the Trail of Tears, about 4,000 of the 16,000 Cherokee Indians died to their new journey to Oklahoma from Georgia.
The Cherokee Indians walked the Trail of Tears and about 4,000 of them died
1500 miles for the Cherokee Trail of Tears. However, that was just the most famous removal. There were many trails of tears.