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it is called the Trail of Tears because american indians when they found gold on cherokee land the government came in.they took the land and got rid of the indians.many took a passage westward.on the long journey more than 15,000 die of disease or exposures.it became know as the Trail of Tears

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What was important about the Trails of Tears?

it was used by the natitive americans to move


When was the Trails of Tears?

in 1830s and 1840s


Where did the tears of trails end?

1839


Who was involved in the trails of the tears?

Andrew Jackson was the one who started the trails of tears. He also killed alot of people for a really big reason


What group was forced to move out of the south on the trails of tears?

Indians


What did people eat from the trails of tears?

they ate off the land and hunted


Did the Trail of Tears cut through southeastern North Carolina?

No. No part of the trails were in that state.


How many miles did the Chickasaw travel in the trail of tears?

1500 miles for the Cherokee Trail of Tears. However, that was just the most famous removal. There were many trails of tears.


Why is the trails of tears such an important site today?

Because it is where millions of Indians lost their lives all because of the Indian Removal Act during the presidency of Andrew Jackson in the 1830's


How many of the Creeks were killed during the Trails of Tears?

By all official records there is no accurate count, or estimate of how many Creek died during the Trail of Tears.


What was trails of tears?

The mandatory mitrgration of the Cherokee People out of Georgia to a reserve. I took place in the winter and many of them died


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