5.3 - Supporting Question 3

Compelling Questions:

Did governments (USA and NC) work for the people or do we work for the governments?

Supporting Question 3:

What were the experiences of the Cherokee people during these years?

 

Introduction

In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act which eventually led to the forced removal of the Cherokee people in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama between October 1838 and March 1839.  The journey was treacherous for the Cherokee families and over a fourth of the people perished.

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