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Trail of Tears
President Jackson wished to rid Georgia of the local Native Americans. He forced congress to provide the funding for it and Georgia legislature overturned the Cherokee Constitution. They were forcefully removed by harassment, and they relocated to present-day Oklahoma. Some Indian tribes tried to stand their ground and defend their lands. In the end, almost all of the Indian tribes were removed from the U.S. and about one quarter out of 15,000 Indians fell to their deaths on this harsh journey. -
Trail of Death
The Trail of Death was the removal of the Potawatomi Indian tribe from Plymouth, Indiana in the September of 1838. Over 800 Indians were forcefully booted out of their homeland to walk 660 miles to reach their present-day destination of Kansas. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 called to remove Indians from U.S. land. Their houses and belongings were destroyed, and General Tipton lead the march. Over 40 died from typhoid and harsh conditions, though most were fairly young.
