JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Mississippi
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Oklahoma
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Arkansas
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Tennessee
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Trail of Tears found its end in Oklahoma. Nearly a fourth of the Cherokee population died along the march. It ended around March of 1839.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Cherokee who successfully made the trip west “exited” the Trail of Tears at disbandment sites like Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. Today, the fort and surrounding land are open to visitors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma: Tahlequah signaled the end of the Trail of Tears; there are many historic buildings and museums around town.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the “Trail of Tears, ” because of its devastating effects.