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Question 12 • ELPGEQ3 M/J U.S. History - 2100015 HCPS v24

Which describes the Trail of Tears of 1838?

Answer

It was a two-week journey during the hottest part of the year. The US government provided shelter and supplies to the Cherokee Indians.

It was a thousand-mile march inflicted on the Cherokee Nation that took place during a harsh winter. It was supported by Andrew Jackson.

It proceeded at a slow pace and took nearly 200 days. The Cherokee people were saddened to leave their homes, but were able to settle on better more fertile land.

It was a two-week journey during the coldest part of the year. The Cherokee Nation agreed to sell their lands and willingly move west with their tribe.

Explanation

The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their southeastern homeland to Indian Territory, a journey of roughly a thousand miles. The removal began in 1838 and continued through harsh weather, causing thousands of deaths. Andrew Jackson supported the policy of removal, although President Martin Van Buren’s administration carried out the 1838 relocation. Choice B describes these events; the Cherokee did not willingly agree to leave, as choice D suggests.

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