Trail of Tears

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…

The Trail of Tears is one of the most known Indian walks in the world. The Federal Government under President Jackson made a sum of around 18,000 Indians from many different tribes walk 800 miles. During the journey, a brutal winter had occurred and 4,000 Indians died on the trail from cold weather, old age, or hunger. The Indians trail started in Georgia and ended on the west side of the Mississippi River. In this article, Kay Muther states that Colonel George Crook became Commander of…

The Trail of Tears is one of the most memorable moments in history. In 1838 and 1839, Andrew Jackson made the Indian removal policy. The Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi river and to migrate to an arena in present-day Oklahoma. The Indians suffered starvation, harsh weather conditions, and many kinds of sicknesses. Nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived on land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida. President George Washington wanted to…

The trail of tears was the hardest time for Native Americans during the Westward Expansion. Native Americans were removed from the Eastern and Central United States just to cross hundreds of miles to Oklahoma. Americans knew that since the Native Americans were in ‘their’ territory, they had the right to claim it from them. The Government had two choices to claim the territory from the Native Americans, either kill them off or move them to a different part of the state. In the end, President…

Chapter 9: Trail of Tears The Trail of Tears began with the removal of the Indians. When white settlers began to move westward, they ran into the Native Americans which were known as the Five Civilized Tribes. The Five Civilized Tribes were Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminoles. These tribes and civilizations had very much impressed missionaries in New England. President Monroe and President Adams had formed many treaties with the idea of the voluntary movement of these Indian…

In 1838 The Trail of Tears was an exodus that the United States government enforced for many Native American tribes including the Cherokees, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and the Creeks to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi River to an area in present-day Oklahoma.. American Indians’ homelands were destroyed and taken from them. Their cultures were also dramatically altered or even destroyed. The Creeks lost 22 million acres of land in southern Georgia and Alabama. A man…

break in a two-month drought. In October, the Trail of Tears begins for most Cherokee. Lastly, in December, a contingent led by Chief Jesse Bushyhead camped near present day Trail of Tears Park. Also, John Ross left the Cherokee homeland with the last group, who carried the records and laws of the Cherokee Nation. 5,000 Cherokees were trapped east of the Mississippi by harsh winter in which many died. Document Six is a poem about the Trail of Tears. The author states in the fourth line of the…

During 1838 and 1839 the Trail of Tears was one of the most devastating events in American history. The Trail of Tears was a forced movement of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole tribes to the west of the Mississippi river. The Indian Removal Act and the Treaty of New Echota are the major causes of the Trail of Tears, which resulted a major decrease in the Indian population due to the massive amount of deaths. The Indian Removal Act was passed by President Andrew…

States government to the west, landing in Oklahoma. This route which you take will soon be known as a part of the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears refers to the removal of native Native American tribes from their homelands in 1830. Imagine people dying from sickness or exhaustion, as most people are traveling by foot. This pain causes people to cry, which explains how the Trail of Tears got its name. If you had to partake in this scary journey, you would belong to one of five civilized Native…

The Trail of Tears is the journey the Indians took after being forced by the federal government to leave their land and move west because white settlers wanted their land to grow cotton. The government forced the Indians to walk thousands of miles on foot to a reserved territory across the Mississippi River. This event is important because so many Native American lives were lost during the walk due to starvation, exhaustion and disease. The Civil War began April 12, 1861 after the Confederate…