because
The Native Americans were driven barefoot through rain , snow and other harsh weather conditions. They were NOT allowed to gather much of their possessions, if they were allowed any, before the FORCED march.
Also they were brutally abused by the militia soldiers, though the commander of the army ordered them to help the weak & sick (at least he did something right), but of course none of them listened nor helped the Indians. They call it the Trail of Tears because of how many Indians died. (over 4000)
because the Cherokee were forced to leave their homes, and about 4000 died on the march.
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of several different Native American tribes. The tribes on the Trail of Tears included the Choctaws, Muskogee, Creek, Chickasaws, Cherokees, and Seminoles.
The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.
The Kickapoo were not part of the resettlement plan that is known as the "Trail of Tears". According to Wikipedia the "Trail of Tears" refers to the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma in 1838.
Nothing helped them. They were forced to walk from Georgia to Oakhoma. It is called the Trail of Tears.
Trail of Tears
Trail of the tears
The Trail of Tears
The name was coined from the statement of a Native American who experienced the removal; it is a general definition of feeling about the number of people who were murdered or died from a myriad of conditions forced upon them.
The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of several different Native American tribes. The tribes on the Trail of Tears included the Choctaws, Muskogee, Creek, Chickasaws, Cherokees, and Seminoles.
When President Andrew Jackson issued the removal of the "Five Civilized Tribes" and the Indians were forced off their land. There trail off the land became known as the Trail of Tears.
The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.
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.
The Kickapoo were not part of the resettlement plan that is known as the "Trail of Tears". According to Wikipedia the "Trail of Tears" refers to the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma in 1838.
the trail of tears
Andrew Jackson proposed the Indian removal act, forcing the Indians the relocate. The relocation is called the Trail of Tears.
One such journey was referred to as the Trail of Tears.