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In 1830 President Andrew Jackson signed into law "The Indian Removal Act" which allowed or authorized the removal of the "Five Civilized Tribes" (Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), Chickasaw and Seminole) to "Indian Territory" (modern day Oklahoma).
In 1831 combined army, militia, and volunteer forces began to move these tribes along one of several routes to two forts located in Indian Territory; Fort Gibson & Fort Townson. The last tribe moved were the Cherokee in 1838. It should be noted that some tribes accepted bribes of money and or lands, while others did not and were forced under the treat of death, some of these rebelled resulting in armed conflict. During the move there were several weigh stations along the route, and from; Bad planning or indifference or intentional lack of concern to malfeasant action, the Indians were not allowed or given access to proper food, medical supplies, warm clothing, nor allowed to rest for any significant period of time which resulted in the deaths of many tribal members. These deaths were exacerbated by the untended dead left along the trail.
The native Americans began to call this trail or series of trails, the "Trail where they Weeped / Cried" and it has been changed a little to "The Trail of Tears" by modern translation. The Arkansas Gazette quoted Thomas Harkins (A Choctaw) as saying "[it was] a trail of tears and death"
There were approximately 11 of these trails, taken by different tribes based upon location. They ranged in distance from 200 to 900 miles and went through around 14 states (These distances do not include oversea travel):
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What event from the early 1900s would explain the change in oil production from 1900 to 1910?
the Texas oil boom
What was the name of the Cherokee march to Oklahoma?
The Trail of Tears, which General Winfield Scott commanded.
The forced relocation of Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma resulted in the deaths of thousands on the?
Trail of Tears
What happened to blood and tears during he civil war?
They were shed
How did families reunite after the Holocaust?
The same way any person deals with the loss of a loved one. They grieved, they remembered, they avenged (in some cases), and they learned. What a horrible event it was! There were a lot of tears.
When was the Trails of Tears?
in 1830s and 1840s
Where did the tears of trails end?
1839
Who was involved in the trails of the tears?
Andrew Jackson was the one who started the trails of tears. He also killed alot of people for a really big reason
What group was forced to move out of the south on the trails of tears?
Indians
What was important about the Trails of Tears?
it was used by the natitive americans to move
What did people eat from the trails of tears?
they ate off the land and hunted
Did the Trail of Tears cut through southeastern North Carolina?
No. No part of the trails were in that state.
How many miles did the Chickasaw travel in the trail of tears?
1500 miles for the Cherokee Trail of Tears. However, that was just the most famous removal. There were many trails of tears.
How many of the Creeks were killed during the Trails of Tears?
By all official records there is no accurate count, or estimate of how many Creek died during the Trail of Tears.
Write the central idea of the poem tears idle?
Answers for Explain The Central Idea Of The Poem Tears Idle Tears
What was trails of tears?
The mandatory mitrgration of the Cherokee People out of Georgia to a reserve. I took place in the winter and many of them died
What Happen in the trails of tears?
Indians who were forced out of there houses and had to fart 2000 miles all the way to another part of the usa
