USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In November, the Cherokee were broken into groups of around 1, 000 each and began the journey west. They endured heavy rains, snow, and freezing temperatures.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a result, between May 1838 and March 1839, federal soldiers and state militia rounded up 16, 000 Cherokees from Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina, taking them to stockades, and forcing them to get on boats and then march to Indian territory, present-day Oklahoma.

Detailed explanation-3: -From these starting points, thousands of Cherokee traveled an average of 1, 000 miles to the lands they had received in the Indian Territory, present-day Oklahoma. Most of the displaced Cherokee walked west on the roads, although some went by boat.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Today, the Cherokee Nation is the largest tribe in the United States with more than 430, 000 tribal citizens worldwide.