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Its known of the Trail of Tears because over 12,000 people were involved with the Indian removal act. the reason it was called this because people died from diseases and from being too cold.

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What is the term for the tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to Indian territory between 1838 and 1839 thousands of Cherokee died?

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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


What was the Cherokees name for their forced journey west?

The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.


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

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


How far were the Cherokee Indians forced to travel to reach Indian Territory?

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.


How far did the Cherokee walk in the trial of tears?

During the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee people were forced to walk approximately 800 miles from their homeland in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. The journey was grueling and many Cherokee died along the way due to harsh conditions, disease, and starvation.


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.


Where did the trail of tears start and ended?

The Trail of Tears is not a specific place, rather, it is the journey of those Native Americans who were forced from their homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory, west of the Mississippi. The Cherokee were removed from their homes in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina to camps in Tennessee and Alabama, and then moved on to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma. Several different routes were used. Did this help


What was their Cherokee name for their forced journey west?

The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.


Where did the Cherokee Indians relocate after the Trail of Tears?

"Indian Territory" later called "Oklahoma" (a Choctaw word that means "Land of the Red Man")


How are the Indian removal Act and Indian Territory and Trails of tears have in common?

They both had to do with removing the Cherokee from their homes because of wrongful acts towards them. Many of the Cherokee hid and made it through the gruesome Trail of Tears without being caught. But many were unfortunate and brought to there knees in front of the people who disliked them.


Why was the Cherokee's journey to their land named the trail of tears?

along the way the Cherokee Indians died