JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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14, 000
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17, 000
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1, 400
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Choctaw Nation spans 11 counties in Oklahoma. The Choctaw Nation has a total of 223, 279 registered members, 84, 670 of whom live in Oklahoma. The Tribal area tracked by the U.S. Census has a population of approximately 231, 000.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to estimates based on tribal and military records, approximately 100, 000 Indigenous people were forced from their homes during the Trail of Tears, and some 15, 000 died during their relocation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pushmataha (c. 1764 – December 24, 1824; also spelled Pooshawattaha, Pooshamallaha, or Poosha Matthaw), the “Indian General", was one of the three regional chiefs of the major divisions of the Choctaw in the 19th century. Many historians considered him the “greatest of all Choctaw chiefs".
Detailed explanation-4: -The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is the largest of the three federally recognized bands of Choctaws and is the third largest federally recognized tribe in the United States. The Choctaw Nation’s reservation covers nearly 11, 000 square miles in southeastern Oklahoma.