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The people on The Trail of Tears were relocated because the Cherokee forced then to leave.

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What was the name given to forced movement of indians out of the south?

The Trail of Tears (APEX)


Is the Trail of Tears made out of tears?

No, this is a metaphor. The Trail of Tears was such a horrible chapter in US history. Thousands of people from the tribes who were force relocated died along the way. They were treated so poorly, and pushed so hard, that the various routes taken were collectively known as "The Trail Where We Cried" by those who were forced to walk it. Later, the name was shortened to The Trail of Tears.


Where did the Cherokee tribe locate after the Trail of Tears?

Most of them got relocated into what is now known as Oklahoma.


Which states did the Trail of Tears cross?

The trail of tears crossed Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma


Where were Indian tribes relocated to after the trail of tears?

They moved to Indian Territory in eastern selections of present day Oklahoma.


What was a major event during Andrew Jackson as presidency?

The Cherokee Indians were relocated and forced to walk the trail of tears.


What was most likely the most difficult part of the trail of tears tears?

the number of people who died on the trail.


What was the forced migration of the Cherokee people called?

Nunna daul Isunyi- "the Trail Where They Cried / Weeped" (depending on translational differences. Commonly called "The Trail of Tears."


Who were the people of the trail of tears?

Cherokee


Which group was forcibly relocated by means of the 'trail of tears?

The Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole and Muskogee-Creek nations were forcibly relocated from the American South to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma).


Why the Trail of Tears start?

President Andrew Jackson ordered all Cherokee Indians to be relocated from their home lands in Georgia, Alabama and Florida to a new reservation in Oklahoma. They were force marched there by the US Army. Many of them died along the route, "The Trail of Tears."


How were people treated on the Trail of Tears?

Badly.