Prior to the 1830's, approximately 125,000 Native Americans owned millions of acres of land on the east side of the Mississippi River. However, by the end of the decade, little to no tribes remained on the southeast side of the United States. This was because of then- President Andrew Jackson's signing of the "Indian Removal Act" on May 28, 1930. After the finalization of this act, all Native Americans living in the southeast United States were driven out of their homes and forced to move west of the Mississippi River. Thousands of Native Americans fell gravely ill and died on this excursion.
Jackson's Indian
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Causes and Outcomes
This is an in-depth look at the background behind the trail, happenings during the walk, and information about what the Cherokee Nation is like today.