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Why Did Cherokees Move West?: And Other Questions about the Trail of Tears

Age 9-12
Grade 4-6

Judith Pinkerton Josephson

Why Did Cherokees Move West?: And Other Questions about the Trail of Tears

Paperback (LernerClassroom Aug. 1, 2010)

On May 26, 1838, U.S. soldiers surrounded Cherokee villages across Georgia. The soldiers came to force Cherokee families to move to a new territory in Oklahoma. The Cherokees had little time to gather their belongings before being herded into camps. From there, 13,000 were forced on the thousand-mile journey to Oklahoma. They had little food and no shelter from the weather. Many―especially children―grew sick and died. The forced march became known as nunna-dual-tsuny―the Trail of Tears.

Series
Six Questions of American History
ISBN
0761361251 / 9780761361251
Pages
48
Weight
4.0 oz.
Dimensions
6.8 x 0.2 in.

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