JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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The Unwanted Journey
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The Great Migration
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The Trail of Tears
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The Proclamation of 1776
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Detailed explanation-1: -On March 28, 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, beginning the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans in what became known as the Trail of Tears. Not all members of Congress supported the Indian Removal Act.
Detailed explanation-2: -The forced relocations and ethnic cleansings of the Indian nations have sometimes been referred to as “death marches", in particular when referring to the Cherokee march across the Midwest in 1838, which occurred via a predominantly land route. Indians who had the means initially provided for their own removal.
Detailed explanation-3: -the name given to the long journey from Georgia to Oklahoma made in 1838 by the Cherokee and other native North American nations. They were being forced by the US government to move to the Indian Territory, and thousands died on the way.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the removal of the Cherokee and the paths that 17 Cherokee detachments followed westward.