USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On May 28, 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, beginning the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans in what became known as the Trail of Tears.

Detailed explanation-2: -This map shows the routes followed west by the Cherokee Nation to reach “Indian Territory, ” now the state of Oklahoma, in the 1830s. The pink trail is the northern route.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation during the 1830s of Indigenous peoples of the Southeast region of the United States (including the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole, among others) to the so-called Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Cherokee people called this journey the “Trail of Tears, ” because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4, 000 out of 15, 000 of the Cherokees died.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nearly 17, 000 Choctaws made the move to what would be called Indian Territory and then later Oklahoma. About 2, 500–6, 000 died along the trail of tears.