JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1830 and 1850, about 100, 000 American Indians living between Michigan, Louisiana, and Florida moved west after the U.S. government coerced treaties or used the U.S. Army against those resisting. Many were treated brutally. An estimated 3, 500 Creeks died in Alabama and on their westward journey.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Trail of Tears. 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -At Least 3, 000 Native Americans Died on the Trail of Tears-HISTORY.
Detailed explanation-4: -The trail extends from North Carolina through Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, and ends in Oklahoma. The trail is 5, 043 miles long (8114 km) with water and land routes.