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The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was 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.


How many Cherokees were forced to move west?

About 17000


Cherokees forced south?

The Cherokee were not actually forced south, other than from crowding with settlers, they were forced west on the Trail of Tears.


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


Why did the Cherokee move?

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.


When did the Cherokees move west?

In 1838


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.


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 was the forced journey that brought captured Africans to the West Indies?

It was called the Middle Passage . When Africans were carried overseas to the colonies and the West Indies


Which Native American tribe went west?

Cherokees


What is inhumane path the Cherokees moved west on?

Critical Path


What does saiyuuki mean?

It is the Japanese name for the Chinese classic "Journey to the West."