The Trail of Tears was a tragic time period in the United States especially for the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Tribes. The Trail of Tears was a migration route for the five tribes from their homeland in the Southeastern parts of the United States to what is now present day Oklahoma. “Trail of Tears” refers to several different land and water routes taken by the tribes. This situation was more like a forced removal, these tribes traveled nearly thousands of miles through snow storms and suffered through starvation. Although there are more cons then there are pros towards the removal... “It will incalculably strengthen the southeastern frontier and render the adjacent states strong enough to repel future invasions without remote aid...and enable those states to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power.” (Qtd.in Davidson and Stoff pg# 355). In this quote
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The old settlers were enraged about sharing their lands, resources, and powers with the five tribes. Cherokee brought their government and politics with them except it led to violence and arguing between the two groups on who would be chief. Settlers brought sickness to the new territory, causing a decrease of population. Over the 3 to 6 month journey, 12,000 of the Cherokee survived. A memoir from Private John G. Burnett was saved and he wrote about the journey during November through December, “On the morning of November 17, we encountered a terrific sleet and snowstorm with freezing temperatures and from that day until we reached the end of the fateful journey on March the 26, 1839, the suffering of the Cherokee were awful. The Trail of the extils was a trail of death.” (Qtd.in Davidson and Stoff pg# 358). What Private John G. Burnett explains here was the weather conditions the five tribes traveled through and how it affected many of them throughout the
The old settlers were enraged about sharing their lands, resources, and powers with the five tribes. Cherokee brought their government and politics with them except it led to violence and arguing between the two groups on who would be chief. Settlers brought sickness to the new territory, causing a decrease of population. Over the 3 to 6 month journey, 12,000 of the Cherokee survived. A memoir from Private John G. Burnett was saved and he wrote about the journey during November through December, “On the morning of November 17, we encountered a terrific sleet and snowstorm with freezing temperatures and from that day until we reached the end of the fateful journey on March the 26, 1839, the suffering of the Cherokee were awful. The Trail of the extils was a trail of death.” (Qtd.in Davidson and Stoff pg# 358). What Private John G. Burnett explains here was the weather conditions the five tribes traveled through and how it affected many of them throughout the