The Trail of Tears - PBS
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click image for close-up, In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.People also search for
The Trail of Tears — The Indian Removals [ushistory.org]
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With this agreement, the Treaty of New Echota, Jackson had the green light to order Cherokee removal. Other Cherokees, under the leadership of Chief John Ross, resisted until the bitter end. About 20,000 Cherokees were marched westward at gunpoint on the infamous Trail of Tears. Nearly a quarter perished on the way, ...People also search for
The Cherokee and the Trail of Tears - North Carolina Digital History
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The Trail of Tears Historic Trail follows the land and water routes followed by American Indians during removal. The largest group of Cherokees followed the land route, leaving Tennessee in the late fall of 1838 and arriving in Indian 
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