JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Native Americans surrendering half of their land to the federal government
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The Creek being forced to move north of the Mason-Dixon Line
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Irish immigrants obtaining old Native American lands
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The Cherokee being relocated west of the Mississippi River
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Detailed explanation-1: -A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forcibly moved west by the United States government. Approximately 4, 000 Cherokees died on this forced march, which became known as the “Trail of Tears."
Detailed explanation-2: -More than 46, 000 Native Americans were forced-sometimes by the U.S. military-to abandon their homes and relocate to “Indian Territory” that eventually became the state of Oklahoma. More than 4, 000 died on the journey-of disease, starvation, and exposure to extreme weather.
Detailed explanation-3: -This is the story of the removal of the Cherokee Nation from its ancestral homeland in parts of North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama to land set aside for American Indians in what is now the state of Oklahoma.