USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Indian Removal Act of 1830, the impetus for the Trail of Tears, targeted particularly the Five Civilized Tribes in the Southeast. As authorized by the Indian Removal Act, the Federal Government negotiated treaties aimed at clearing Indian-occupied land for white settlers.