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Forced removal of the Cherokee from the Southeast in 1838 and 1839.

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May 1838 – Mar 1839

Trail of Tears. Forced removal of the Cherokee from the Southeast in 1838 and 1839.

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Trail of Tears involved the United States government, John Ross, Tahlequah, Oklahoma and Cherokee Nation.

Trail of Tears followed from Treaty of New Echota.

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