JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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harsh weather
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lack of supplies
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illnesses
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4, 000 out of 15, 000 of the Cherokees died. This picture, The Trail of Tears, was painted by Robert Lindneux in 1942. It commemorates the suffering of the Cherokee people under forced removal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Crowding, poor sanitation, and drought made them miserable. Many died. The Cherokees asked to postpone removal until the fall, and to voluntarily remove themselves. The delay was granted, provided they remain in internment camps until travel resumed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cherokee forced relocation Forcible removals began in May 1838 when General Winfield Scott received a final order from President Martin Van Buren to relocate the remaining Cherokees. Approximately 4, 000 Cherokees died in the ensuing trek to Oklahoma.
Detailed explanation-4: -Severe exposure, starvation and disease ravaged tribes during their forced migration to present-day Oklahoma. Severe exposure, starvation and disease ravaged tribes during their forced migration to present-day Oklahoma.