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The Trail of Tears - One Minute History
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From 1830 to 1850, about 100,000 Native Americans were forced from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States and relocated to Indian Territory, in present-day Oklahoma. The removals followed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson.
The Cherokee Nation challenged the act in court, but the challenge failed. The Cherokee and other tribes were then forcibly removed and marched west. Thousands died along the way from disease, hunger, and exposure.
The Trail of Tears profoundly affected Native American communities and their descendants. It remains a reminder of the harm caused by forced assimilation.
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