Trial of Tears
In 1830 before the settlers came to the U.S., Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama and Florida. But in a decade none were left. The federal government forced walk more then a thousands o miles to Oklahoma. This was called the Trial of Tears. 3,500 of the 15,000 Cherokee Indians died on the trial of Tears. The Cherokee did not understand what they wanted to do. Some wanted to stay and fight while others agreed to leave for money or other things. By 1830 only, 2,000 people had left their Georgia homeland. For the Native Americans that didn't leave; General Winfield Scott led 7,000 soldiers to make the other Indians leave. He forced them into stockades, while others looted their homes. After that they led the Native Americans the 1,200 miles to Oklahoma. Diseases on the Trial included whooping cough, typhus, dysentery, cholera, and starvation. During this journey 5,000 people died. By 1840, tens of thousands of Native Americans were forced out of the homes. The "Indian country" shrank and shrank in size. In 1907, when Oklahoma became a state, the "Indian country" was gone for good.
In 1830 before the settlers came to the U.S., Native Americans lived on millions of acres of land in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama and Florida. But in a decade none were left. The federal government forced walk more then a thousands o miles to Oklahoma. This was called the Trial of Tears. 3,500 of the 15,000 Cherokee Indians died on the trial of Tears. The Cherokee did not understand what they wanted to do. Some wanted to stay and fight while others agreed to leave for money or other things. By 1830 only, 2,000 people had left their Georgia homeland. For the Native Americans that didn't leave; General Winfield Scott led 7,000 soldiers to make the other Indians leave. He forced them into stockades, while others looted their homes. After that they led the Native Americans the 1,200 miles to Oklahoma. Diseases on the Trial included whooping cough, typhus, dysentery, cholera, and starvation. During this journey 5,000 people died. By 1840, tens of thousands of Native Americans were forced out of the homes. The "Indian country" shrank and shrank in size. In 1907, when Oklahoma became a state, the "Indian country" was gone for good.