USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The path the Cherokee took west has been called the Cherokee Trail of Tears due to the hardships they faced and the fact that over 4, 000 Cherokee died during the journey.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the removal of the Cherokee and the paths that 17 Cherokee detachments followed westward.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the Cherokee language, the event is called Nunna daul Tsuny-“the trail where they cried.” The Indian Removal Act was spawned by the rapidly expanding population of new settlers which created tensions with the American Indian tribes.