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It is said that those who witnessed the Native American prisoners forcibly relocated at gunpoint were saddened by what they saw. They did nothing to intervene; but, according to legend - they cried.
Since thousands died and neglect of prisoner injury and illness was present in this dishonorable action of the US Army, it most certainly meets the definition of a DEATH MARCH. We could call it the "Oklahoma Death March". But that is not accurate because Oklahoma didn't exist at that time. We could call it the "US Army Death March" but people might confuse it with the more well known Bataan Death March (isn't it funny how it's different when those dirty, rotten foreigners do it to us). How about "North Carolina White Trash and Rednecks After Gold Death March? No, too wordy - it'll never catch on. Same with "Five Civilized Tribes Death March". It has to be short and simple for the idiots to remember it, maybe something that rhymes. "Andrew Jackson's Death March" is pretty accurate, but that doesn't rhyme. I'm out of ideas, maybe somebody else will weigh in.
"Trail of Tears". The forced removal from their home lands by the Federal Government, was bad enough. However the pain and suffering imposed upon the Cherokee during this march was nothing less then the horrors of the "Batan Death March" of WWII.
This was a forced removal of the Native Americans to Oklahoma in the early 1800's. It was brought on by the discovery of gold and what was called "gold fever" by the whites. About 4,000 died on the trip. The Native Americans called this the Trail of Tears.
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What was their Cherokee name for their forced journey west?
The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.
What was the Cherokees name for their forced journey west?
The Cherokee name for their forced journey west was the Trail of Tears.
When was Cherokee forced to move west?
in 1838.
The trail of tears is the name for?
The U. S. forced the Cherokee tribe to move west over the mountains in the winter to Washington state.
Who led federal troops that forced the Cherokee west on the trail of tears?
General Winfield Scott led federal troops that forced the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears.
Who led the federal troops that forced the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears?
General Winfield Scott led federal troops that forced the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears.
Who led the federal troops that forced the Cherokee of the trail of tears?
General Winfield Scott led federal troops that forced the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears.
Cherokees forced south?
The Cherokee were not actually forced south, other than from crowding with settlers, they were forced west on the Trail of Tears.
What was the name of the journey and which Cherokee Indians were forced from their homes in Georgia to lands in the west in 1873?
Trail of Tears
Who led the federal troops that led the Cherokee west on the trail of tears?
General Winfield Scott led federal troops that forced the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears.
Who led the federal troops that force the Cherokee west on the trail of tears?
General Winfield Scott led federal troops that forced the Cherokee west on the Trail of Tears.
What people were sure to experience if they traveled west after the Civil War?
A difficult journy to get there.
