The Cherokee Indians were not the only native Americans to be forced west of the Mississippi by the removal act. (Lang 22) tribes from Florida to the Great Lakes were also moved. (Khun 13) You rarely hear of the other tribes because the suffering of the Cherokees seems to overshadow it all.

In the early 1800's Cherokee life was fairly simple. They were a hard working group of people who often lived together in small communities. They were a spiritual and religious people who believed the were the "principle people. (Khun 22) This belief was not shared by the white race who looked down upon them. The Cherokee's interaction with the whites was limited to tra

The treaty of New Echota was issued December 29th 1835 by congress. (Scott-Green 37) Fifteen of the eighteen thousand Cherokees opposed the treaty. (Lang 42)

Only those on the trail can fully understand the pain and tragedy that was experienced on their journey. The life lost and the dignity destroyed has had a huge impact on generations of Cherokees. The Trail of Tears is a constant reminder of the ancestors that suffered for the price of gold.

The three thousand who supported it were mix-bloods. (Lang 42) The reason behind the treaty had to do with the gold found on the Cherokee territory earlier that year. White men decided it would be "best" if the Cherokee moved. (Khun 16) Not all white men were for the treaty. A man by the name of John Ross helped fight the treaty. He helped the Cherokees trade fairly with the whites and bought their land for them in his name since they were unable to do so. (Lang 47)

Deep in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina about 1,100 Cherokee people managed to evade the remov

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