Explores the events surrounding the removal of Native American tribes along the Trail of Tears in 1838, explaining the government's motives and the devastating impact their actions had on the country's Native American population.
Content Note
Overview : The Trail of Tears as turning point -- The Cherokee Nation and the literacy revolution -- The Jacksonian revolution, the U.S. Supreme Court, and popular opinion -- Political parties and the Treaty of New Echota -- The Trail of Tears -- Aftermath.