What I found Interesting While researching my topic and watching the other presentations, I have found some information very interesting. First I found that on the trail of tears five whole tribes where moved to new lands. The Cherokees were moved from their land in northern when the whites found gold in the mountains of northern Georgia. The other tribes were moved to make room for the cash crop cotton. Secondly the Trail of Tears was put into place by two famous people. Andrew Jackson put the Indian Removal Act into place in 1830. This was used as leverage to move them following the recommendation of the previous president James Monroe. Because of this act and the removal an estimated 4,000 Indians died of starvation and exposure to disease
