Cherokee+during+trial+of+tears

Cherokee Indians during the trail of tears:

The Cherokee Indians during the trail of tears were important because they were forced out of their homes in North Carolina to Oklahoma by the federal and state government. This demonstrates our cruelty and greed as Americans back in the 1800's. During 1838 it was a road of misery and heartache, sickness, and death which became known as "The Trail of Tears." The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was approved by President Andrew Jackson, which provided the removal of all Indians to the West. The government attempted to pay the Cherokees to leave the land through the New Echota Removal Treaty of 1835. However, they chose to stay because that was the land of their birth. The Cherokee Indians were good people because it was their land first, so they had the right to be there. The impact of this is that many people had their rights violated. This was because they went to trial against the forced movement from their land. Even though they won this trial, soldiers were still sent to force them from their land.