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Trail of Tears
A forced removal of at least 20,000 Cherokee Indians; pressure increased when a gold strike occurred in northern Georgia. Many whites decided that it was time for the Indians to leave their farms, homes, and lands. The Cherokee endured horrible weather conditions, inadequate food and water, and lacked proper clothing. It's estimated that at least 4,000 died of starvation, exposure, and disease.
Significance: The settlers got to claim new territory
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Trail of Death
Americans were moving west and wanted the fertile land of Northern Indiana. There was a problem; the Potawatomi Indians owned the land by treaty. The Government made a series of shady deals which initiated the "removal" of nearly a thousands indians 660 miles to Kansas.
Significance: It paved the way to show what Indians went through when people tried to drive them off of their own land. http://www.potawatomi-tda.org/ptodhist.htm
