In this assignment, I will be summarizing the events of the Trail of Tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Trail of Tears was when multiple Native American tribes were forced to relocate from their homeland. Some of these tribes were the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole. They were forced to move to Indian Territory, which is modern-day Oklahoma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reason for the Trail of Tears was because settlers wanted more land. There was a gold rush in Georgia, where the Cherokees made their home. The U.S. government forced the tribes out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The settlers were happy, because they didn’t have to do much to the land, because the Native Americans had already done a lot of the land work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of the tribes agreed to it, but some tribes like the Seminole, fought to stay in their homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was called the Trail of Tears because many Native Americans died along the way, so it was a very sad time. It is estimated that over 15,000 died on their trip west. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The physical trail was about 5,000 miles long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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