The Trail Of Tears

The purchase by the United States from France of the huge Louisiana Territory in 1803.

Choctaw were forced to travel to Oklahoma in below freezing temperatures and flooding. Many of them died and did not make it.

Seminole Indians were instructed to settle with the Creek Reservation, and the Creek reservation considered them deserters. The Seminoles resisted peacefully

A group of African Americans joined the Seminole in an ambush against the U.S army.

Cherokee land was taken and they were given 5 millions dollars with a reservation in Oklahoma. Cherokee never saw the money, and was spent elsewhere.

They were forced into concentration camps full of disease and starvation, Cherokee Indians that were not bought as slaves, were held until the first bunch was sent on the trail of tears

Began marching one thousand miles on foot, no shoes, light clothing. Not allowed to stop in any towns in fear of passing on diseases, and were poorly treated and had to pay more for the ferry.

Cherokee tries to speak with congress to protest the treaty of Echota, but congress did not listen and troops were ordered to round up the Cherokee.

5,000 if the Cherokee died on the trail, and named it "Nu na da ul tsun yi", or "the place where they cried"

Eastern and Western Cherokee nations were joined by the Act of Union.