USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Approximitly, how many Cherokee did not survive the Trail of Tears?
A
more then 4, 000
B
less then 4, 000
C
100 or less
D
No one died
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is estimated that of the approximately 16, 000 Cherokee who were removed between 1836 and 1839, about 4, 000 perished.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cherokee authorities estimate that 6, 000 men, women, and children die on the 1, 200-mile march called the Trail of Tears. Other Cherokee escape to North Carolina, where they elude capture and forced removal.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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