JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Five hundred miles
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One thousand miles
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It took them several months to travel around 1, 000 miles across mountains and wilderness terrain. The journey lasted into the winter months making it very difficult and dangerous. Along the way, thousands of Cherokee died from diseases, starvation, and the cold.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1831, nearly 16, 000 members of the Cherokee Nation were forced under armed guard to leave their native lands in the southeastern United States to trek more than 1, 000 miles to what eventually would become the state of Oklahoma.
Detailed explanation-3: -In October and November, 12 detachments of 1, 000 men, women, children, including more than 100 slaves, set off on an 800 mile-journey overland to the west.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The trail extends from North Carolina through Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, and ends in Oklahoma. The trail is 5, 043 miles long (8114 km) with water and land routes.