1. The Removal of the Cherokee Nation
He said that the emigration should be voluntary since it would be cruel to force the original inhabitatnts to abandonthe graves of thier fathers and seek a home in a distant land, he was right. ... The trail of tears began in 1838 when the General Scott proclaimed to the Cherokees on May that the president sent him forward with a pawerful army, there was no way for the Indians to run or hide. ...
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