Foner, Eric. "Trail of Tears." SIRS Knowledge Source. 1 December 1991. The Reader's Companion To American History. 15 March 2009. < http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SMN0307H-0-16&artno=0000259924&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=trail%20of%20tears&title=Trail%20of%20Tears&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=N&ic=Y >.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
2nd Research Source on Trail of Tears
The place where the 15, 000 Cherokee moved to is current day Oklahoma. This occurred in 1838. Originally, the Indians were given the right to stay in Georgia due to the treaty in 1791. This treaty went out the window however when President Andrew Jackson was elected President of the US. Jackson was a longtime supporter of Indian Removal. The Indian republic and economy in Georgia was toppled and destroyed. The Cherokees were forced to leave their land, livestock, burial grounds, and most of their belongings.
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