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

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What was their Cherokee name for their forced journey west?

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


What was the forced journey of thousands of Cherokee west known as?

This is called the Trail of Tears. Actually, there were several of these forced marches and not just one.


What was the Cherokees name for their forced journey west?

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


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

1838


What are Cherokee?

Cherokee, or Tsalagi or the Principal People, are a Native American tribe originally from Georgia or the Carolinas and were forced by Andrew Jackson from their home to Oklahoma and nearby areas on a journey called the Trail of Tears.


What was the name given for the journey of the forced removal of Cherokee Indians out of Georgia?

Trail of the tears


Why was the immigration of the Cherokee called the trial of tears?

It was known as the "Trail of Tears" when the Cherokee nation was forced onto a reservation.


Why was the forced march called the 'Trail of Tears?

because the Cherokee were forced to leave their homes, and about 4000 died on the march.


Did the Trail of Tears go East or West?

The ''Trail of Tears'' goes from southeastern United States westward to Oklahoma.Starting in 1831, the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, and Choctaw Nations were forcibly resettled.It was a long terrible journey. In 1838, 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forced to move to what is now present day Oklahoma. During this event 4,000 Cherokees died.


What bodies of water did the Cherokee live by?

The Cherokee tribe lived by the Mississippi river and Ohio river. The forced relocation of the Cherokee Indians which assisted them in crossing the bodies of water was called Trail of Tears.


In 1838 john ross led thousands of Cherokee people when they were forced to move from Georgia to Oklahoma by what name is that trip known?

'neverending journey'


What was the name of the journey and which Cherokee Indians were forced from their homes in Georgia to lands in the west in 1873?

Trail of Tears