JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Starvation
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Disease and Illness
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Harsh Weather
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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: -Between 1830 and 1850, about 100, 000 American Indians living between Michigan, Louisiana, and Florida moved west after the U.S. government coerced treaties or used the U.S. Army against those resisting. Many were treated brutally. An estimated 3, 500 Creeks died in Alabama and on their westward journey.
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.