The Trail of Tears refers to the forced removal of thousands of Cherokee people from their ancestral homeland in the southeastern United States between 1838 and 1839. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the United States government required many Native American tribes to relocate west of the Mississippi River. The Cherokee were among those most affected by this policy. Although many Cherokee opposed removal through legal challenges, the federal government enforced the relocation. Families were
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The Trail of Tears refers to the forced removal of thousands of Cherokee people from their ancestral homeland in the southeastern United States between 1838 and 1839. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the United States government required many Native American tribes to relocate west of the Mississippi River. The Cherokee were among those most affected by this policy. Although many Cherokee opposed removal through legal challenges, the federal government enforced the relocation. Families were
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