The purpose of this source is to explain that when these tribes were forced to leave, they were sent on an 800-mile walk. Unfortunately, they were sent in brutal conditions without shoes, warm garments, limited food, and no money. “Their journey west became known as the Trail of Tears, because of the thousands of deaths along the way.” The audience of this source is for anyone who is unware that the Native Americans were cheated and robbed of their land, abused, and eventually forced on reservations as a result of American’s wanting to expand the nation. This source is reliable, because Jackson was not only a genocidal maniac against the indigenous people, but he was also racist, and violated nearly every standard of justice. Jackson was a
