JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
3, 000
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
1, 000
|
|
|
100
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Cherokees who survived the onslaught were forced on a 1, 000-mile march to the established Indian Territory with few provisions. Approximately 4, 000 Cherokees died on this “Trail of Tears.” An audio recording of a Native American song commemorating this tragedy is available in the Library’s online collections.
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.