JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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About how many Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears?
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200
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2, 000
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20, 000
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Forcible removals began in May 1838 when General Winfield Scott received a final order from President Martin Van Buren to relocate the remaining Cherokees. Approximately 4, 000 Cherokees died in the ensuing trek to Oklahoma.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cherokee authorities estimate that 6, 000 men, women, and children die on the 1, 200-mile march called the Trail of Tears. Other Cherokee escape to North Carolina, where they elude capture and forced removal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Check out seven facts about this infamous chapter in American history. Cherokee Indians are forced from their homelands during the 1830’s.
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