What did the Trail of Tears refer to?

Answer 1

The Trail of Tears was the journey of 20,000 Cherokee Indians west of the Mississippi. They were forced out of their home land in present day Georgia by the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Supreme Court had ruled it illegal and allowed the Cherokees to preserve the land of their ancestors. However, President Andew Jackson ignored the Supreme Courts decision and encouraged Georgia in eliminating the large Indian population. After an 850 mile trek that took about five months, only a mere two thousand survived the treacherous journey. They traveled in harsh December weather, barefoot. The Cherokee did re-populate eventually. Since the climate and land was similar to Georgia they were comfortable in their new home. But, soon after the Civil War the Cherokees were forced to move again. They were not as lucky the second time around.

Answer 2

The Trail of Tears was the event in which various Indians were removed from their land into Indian Territory.

Answer 3

It was to move the native Cherokee people out of Tenessee and Kentucky and move them to reserves in Oklahoma, away from the settlers.

Answer 4

This term refers to the forced resettlement of the Cherokee in 1838.

Answer 5

THE Trail of Tears was the path that the Cherokee people traveled between Georgia which was their home, and Oklahoma - the place they were given to extablish their reservation.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Trails of Tears mean alot of tears.

Answer 8

Forced relocation of several of the Indian Nations in the southeast US to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) during the 1830's. Many of the tribe members died en-route due to disease, starvation, physical attacks, and inclement weather. The "Trail of Tears" is a term that can refer to the forced relocation of all the tribes, or the relocation over the northern land route, or to the National Trail that commemorates the event.