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How far were the Cherokee Indians forced to travel to reach Indian Territory?
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It is known as "The Trail of Tears", where Cherokee Native Americans, among others, though mostly Cherokee, were forced to move to Indian Territory, which is modern day East Oklahoma.
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∙ 10y agoThey had to travel 5cm
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What event in history did the Cherokee Indians were force to relocate?
The Trail of tears was when Cherokee Indians were forced to move into Indian territory or present-day Oklahoma.
What happens to the Cherokee after their forced removal to the Indian territory?
They continued to lose land promised to them.
What happened to Cherokee after their forced removal to the Indian territory?
They continued to lose land promised to them.
Did the cowboys kick out the Cherokee Indians?
No. The Cherokee were forced out by US soldiers after the government passed the Indian Removal Act in 1837.
What are facts are about the Cherokee?
The Cherokee Indian tribe use to live in Georgia,Kentucky, Tennessee Virginia, and the Carolinas.The Cherokee Indians were forced to move to Oklahoma in the 1800's.
What is Trails of Tears?
The trail of tears is an 800 mile forced march made by the Cherokee from the homeland in Georgia to Indian territory (caused by the Indian removal act.); it resulted in thousands of deaths of the Cherokee
Who did the President Van Buren forced to move to the Indian Territory?
The Indians living east of the Louisiana purchase
What happened to the Cherokee after their forced removal to the Indian territory?
They continued to lose land promised to them.
Where was the original Cherokee territory?
The original Cherokee consisted of the Cherokee people of the Qualla Boundary, those who relocated voluntarily from the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory; those who were forced by the United States government to relocate by way of the Trail of Tear.
What did the government offer the Indians in the Indian Removal act?
What they got was a forced march to the Oklahoma Territory, caused the Trail of Tears where many of the Cherokee died on the trek to the Oklahoma territory. It was a really bad move on Andrew Jackson's part our 7th President of the United States.
Did Indians hide runaway slaves?
Yes, some Native American tribes helped runaway slaves. The Seminole tribe in Florida, for example, provided refuge and protection to escaped slaves as well as offering them a chance to live within the tribe. This was seen as a form of resistance against the U.S. government's support of slavery.
Do you offer the Indians money for the Indian Removal Act?
The Indians were forced off their land, sometimes they were offered money, but mostly the resort was brute force. Many Cherokee Indians were forced off their native land this way, resulting in the Trail of Tears. The conquistadors (Spanish) were the main source of this and took many Indian slaves.
