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'''The Trail of Tears''' is the common name for the forced removal of [[Cherokee]] Indians from [[Tennessee]] to [[Indian Territory]] (later [[Oklahoma]]) in compliance with the [[Indian Removal Act of 1830]] as put into place by President [[Andrew Jackson]]. 17,000 Indians were sent on a forced march of 1,200 miles (some made the journey by boat)  Between 2,000 and 10,000 [[Native American|Indian]]s died on the trip, due to disease, malnutrition, and fatigue.  The Trail of Tears became a national historical site in 1987.<ref>[http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/history/trail.htm Trail of Tears]</ref>

'''The Trail of Tears''' is the common name for the forced removal of [[Cherokee]] Indians from [[Tennessee]] to [[Indian Territory]] (later [[Oklahoma]]) in compliance with the [[Indian Removal Act of 1830]] as put into place by President [[Andrew Jackson]]. 17,000 Indians were sent on a forced march of 1,200 miles (some made the journey by boat)  Between 2,000 and 4,000 [[Native American|Indian]]s died on the trip, mostly the elderly and small children due to disease, malnutrition, and fatigue.  The Trail of Tears became a national historical site in 1987.<ref>The exact number is debated. On the official lists, 13,169 left home and 11,504 arrived in Oklahoma. Russell Thornton et al. ''The Cherokees: A Population History'' (University of Nebraska Press, 1992), .</ref>

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