What events lead up to the Trail of Tears?

Answer 1

the Indians were forced to move west, due to the Indian removal act. Andrew Jackson was on the side that wanted them out, so he sent General Winfield Scott and 7000 troops along with him to remove the Indians. it was very cold and many died from disease or from the weather. it was a very difficult walk.

2nd answer

Also when the Indians where forced to move, they were moved with no notification and were not allowed to collect belongings, and were always held at gunpoint. The commander of the militia encouraged soldiers to help the Indians and give special care to the weak and sick, but regardless of his efforts the Indians were brutally abused by the soldiers and over 4000 Indians died because of sickness, cold, and abuse.

Answer 2

European settlers were becoming crowded and less land was available. Native American's were outside the taxing powers of the States and Federal Government. Added to this was not only the raw land value, but the mineral value of gold discovered on native lands.

Andrew Jackson made 'Indian removal' part of his campaign, and promised to remove, subjugate and distribute Indian held lands to the people (for some reason the promise of free lands appealed to people and he was elected). His first real act as President was to push through the "Indian Removal Act" giving himself the power to remove the natives.

I guess you could say that the reasons, and or events, for the Trail of Tears was: Power, corruption, greed, and all those negative aspects of human nature.

Answer 3

The Treaty of New Echota meant forced emigration for the Cherokee Indians. Cherokees who favored removal, known as the "Ridge Party" led by John Ridge, engineered the treaty which agreed to pay the Cherokee nation $4.5 million to leave Georgia peacefully. The bulk of the Cherokee nation opposed this treaty and rejected its terms. However, the treaty commissioner, John F. Schermerhorn, went ahead without the support of the Cherokees or Chief John Ross. On December 30, 1835, a pro-removal council met at New Echota, Georgia. On that day, twenty-one Cherokees signed away all the Cherokee land east of the Mississippi river. Even though none of the Cherokee Council signed the document or even took part in the drafting of the treaty, the U.S. government used this document to force the migration of over 16,000 Cherokees into the Indian Territory. The treaty gave the Cherokees two years to migrate, and in 1838 the government forcibly removed the Cherokees via the path that is now called the "Trail of Tears," where thousands died on the way to their new government-regulated home

Answer 4

In 1830 Congress, urged on by President Andrew Jackson, passed the Indian Removal Act which gave the federal government the power to relocate any Native Americans in the east to territory that was west of the Mississippi River

Answer 5

umm starvation, diseases, and dehydration

don't forget the militia army abusing them constantly along w/ not helping them like their commander ordered..

Answer 6

What happend during the trail of tears? What were their conditions? What happend during the trail of tears? What were their conditions?

Answer 7

Christmas

Answer 8

nothing