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Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail is a long-distance route that follows the path the Cherokee nation took during ...
almost 15,000 Cherokees were forcibly removed from their ancestral homeland in the southern Appalachians to the Indian Territory on a journey that would later become known as the 'Trail of Tears.' ...
The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 ...
Missouri's place within the Trail of Tears will be discussed during The State Historical Society of Missouri's regular ...
The trip alone killed hundreds of Native Americans; thousands more died afterward. The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail traces their route to Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the current capital of the ...